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Dermalogica Solar Defense Booster, SPF 50

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CATEGORY

daily use SPF

BRAND

Dermalogica

DATA LAST UPDATED

February 21, 2024

Health Concerns

  • MODERATE
    Cancer
  • HIGH
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • MODERATE
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • HIGH
    Use Restrictions

Efficacy Concerns

  • Caution We have flagged this product with 2 concerns
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    Sunscreens can break down while still in the bottle. To be safe dispose of products when the mixture clumps or separates.

    This product contains chemical active ingredient(s) that the FDA does not have enough health safety data to classify as safe and effective: AVOBENZONE , OCTINOXATE. This product should not be used on kids younger than 3 years old.
  • moderate
    UVA/UVB Balance

Ingredient Scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

AVOBENZONE active ingredient 3%
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (BENZOIC ACID, 4-T-BUTYLBENZOIC ACID, BENZALDEHYDE, P-ANISIC ACID, ACETOPHENONE, and DIBENZOYLMETHANE)
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OCTINOXATE active ingredient 7.5%
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Enhanced skin absorption, Neurotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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CONCERNS
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BUTYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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CARTHAMNUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER)
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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POLYSORBATE-80
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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DECANAMIDE, N,N-DIMETHYL-
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (high)
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NYLON-12
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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CENTELLA ASIATICA (GOTU KOLA) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS
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ECHINACEA PURPUREA (PURPLE CONEFLOWER) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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MAGNESIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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MELISSA OFFICINALIS (BALM MINT) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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CAMELLIA OLEIFERA (TEA-OIL CAMELLIA) LEAF EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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CITRUS LIMON (LEMON) PEEL EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) OIL
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (moderate)
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LECITHIN
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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TOCOPHEROL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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ALLANTOIN
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/ SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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COCAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Neurotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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SQUALANE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Endocrine disruption (low)
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POLYSORBATE-60
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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GLUCONIC ACID
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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DISODIUM EDTA
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Enhanced skin absorption, Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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SODIUM BENZOATE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate)
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BHT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Cancer (moderate), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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PHENOXYETHANOL
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), Occupational hazards (high)
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE (sunscreen grade)
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (moderate), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Occupational hazards (high), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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Ingredients from label

Active Ingredients: Avobenzone 3.0%, Octinoxate 7.5%, Inactive Ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, Butylene Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius(Safflower) Oleosomes, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polysorbate 80, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate /VP Copolymer, Dimethyl Capramide, Nylon-12, Centella Asiatica Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Melissa Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Allantoin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cocamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Sorbitan Sesquicaprylate, Squalane, Polysorbate 60, Gluconic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate, BHT, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium Dioxide (CI77891)

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Companies that join the "Caring Consumer" program of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a leading international animal rights advocacy organization, attest that "neither they nor their ingredient suppliers conduct or commission any animal tests on ingredients, formulations or finished products, and that they pledge not to do so in the future."

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Understanding scores

Not all sunscreen products are the same when it comes to sun protection and ingredient health hazards. The scoring system for EWG’s Guide to Sunscreens is designed to help the public find products that are safer, avoid ingredients of concern, and are more effective in reducing potential health harms from ultraviolet A and B exposure.

Every product in the guide gets a hazard and efficacy rating. The top scoring products have both a low hazard rating and an excellent UVA/UVB balance rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. Beyond this 1 to 10 ranking, the EWG VERIFIED® mark on a sunscreen means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

EWG Verified Process

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EWG VERIFIED

Beyond the hazard score, the EWG VERIFIED® mark on a sunscreen indicates that a sunscreen company’s ingredient disclosures show the product has met our full criteria to ensure it adheres to our strictest standards for efficacy, ingredient safety and transparency.

A SUNSCREEN CAN BECOME EWG VERIFIED IF IT:
  • Meets EWG's criteria for overall product hazard score
  • Is formulated to provide balanced UVA/ UVB protection
  • Does not contain any ingredients on EWG's "Unacceptable" list
  • Discloses all ingredients, including those in fragrance.

You can review EWG’s full criteria for the EWG VERIFIED mark here.


TIPS

Sunscreen alone
is not enough

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Wear clothes

Shirts, hats, shorts and pants shield your skin from the sun’s UV rays, reducing burn risk.

Plan around the sun

Go outdoors in early morning or late afternoon when the sun is lower in the sky.

Find shade - or make it

Picnic under a tree or take a canopy to the beach. Keep infants in the shade, reducing the risk of multiple burns by 30%.


Don’t get burned

Red, sore, blistered skin means you’ve gotten far too much sun.

Sunglasses are essential

Not just a fashion accessory, sunglasses protect your eyes from UV radiation.

Check UV index

The UV Index provides important information to help you plan your outdoor activities in ways that prevent sun overexposure.







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