Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50

Name: Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
Brand: Banana Boat

15Avoid

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab. No published safety limit to compare against.

Arsenic10.4 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Cadmium7.44 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Lead13.2 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Mercury7.43 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Ingredients · 16

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Common questions

Is Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 healthy?

Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50?

Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 lists 16 ingredients, starting with Water, Glycerin, Silica, Dimethicone and Isohexadecane. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50?

Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 has no NOVA group. Tallow works NOVA out from the ingredient list, and it does not apply to supplements or non-food products; a food whose ingredients are not all classified yet stays unknown instead of being guessed. Either way the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 compare to other sunscreen?

At 15/100 Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 scores worse than most sunscreen we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sunscreen is Tallow & Zinc Sunscreen at 97/100.

Is Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 organic?

Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 is not certified organic in our data.

Has Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 13.2 ppb, arsenic at 10.4 ppb, cadmium at 7.44 ppb and mercury at 7.43 ppb in Banana Boat Sport Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.