Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body

Name: Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body
Brand: EltaMD

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Ingredients · 21

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Common questions

Is EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body healthy?

EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body 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 EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body?

EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body lists 21 ingredients, starting with Water, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Coco-caprylate/Caprate, Isohexadecane and Butylene Glycol. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body’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 EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body compare to other sunscreen?

At 15/100 EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body scores worse than most sunscreen we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sunscreen is Tallow & Zinc Sunscreen at 100/100.

Is EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body organic?

EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body is not certified organic in our data.

Has EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for EltaMD Elta MD UV Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF 50+ No White Cast Sheer Zinc Oxide Sunscreen for Face & Body, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.