Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube

Name: Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube
Brand: Cancer Council

15Avoid

Contaminants · 4

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

Cadmium9.67 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

Lead118 ppbfound

Detected · no published limit

ArsenicNDnone found

Not detected

MercuryNDnone found

Not detected

Ingredients · 6

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube healthy?

Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube 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 Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube?

Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube lists 6 ingredients, starting with Zinc Oxide, Methylene Bis-benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol Phenoxyethanol and Bemotrizinol. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube’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 Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube?

Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube 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 Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube compare to other sunscreen?

At 15/100 Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube scores worse than most sunscreen we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sunscreen is Tallow & Zinc Sunscreen at 97/100.

Is Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube organic?

Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube is not certified organic in our data.

Has Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 118 ppb and cadmium at 9.67 ppb in Cancer Council Sensitive Sunscreen SPF 50+ plastic tube. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.