Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50

Name: Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
Brand: Banana Boat

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Ingredients · 27

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Common questions

Is Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 healthy?

Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect 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 Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50?

Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 lists 27 ingredients, starting with Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol and Hydrogenated Dimer Dilinoleyl/Dimethylcarbonate Copolymer. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect 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 Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 compare to other sunscreen?

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

Is Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 organic?

Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 is not certified organic in our data.

Has Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Banana Boat Ultra Defense Sheer Protect Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

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