Here is a quick list of ingredients to avoid when purchasing skincare products and sunscreens.
Sunscreen and Skin Care Hazards
Ingredients With Human Health Concerns
- Diazolidinyl urea
- DMDM hydantoin
- Homosalate
- Methylisothiazolinone
- Oxybenzone
- Oxtinoxate / Octyl methoxycinnamate
- Parabens - propyparaben, benzylparaben, methylparaben, or butylparaben
- Quaternium-15
- Retinyl palitate
- Sodium lauryl and laureth sulfate
- nano particles
Ingredients That Can Damage the Environment
- Benzophenones
- Camphor derivatives
- Cinnamates
- Clear or Nano Zinc
- Cylcopentasiloxane / Cyclomethicone
- Methylisothiazolinone
- Sodium lauryl sulfate
- Oxtinoxate / octyl methoxycinnamate
- Oxybenzone
- Parabens - propyparaben, benzylparaben, methylparaben, or butylparaben
- Plastic microbeads