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Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc

Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc

15Avoid

Contaminants · 4

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

Arsenic230 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Cadmium338 ppbfound
Detected · no published limit
Lead1.31 ppmfound
Detected · no published limit
MercuryNDnone found
Not detected

Ingredients · 10

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Common questions

Is Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc healthy?

Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc 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 Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc?

Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc lists 10 ingredients, starting with Zinc Oxide, Organic Coconut Oil, d-Alpha-tocopheryl Acetate, Candelilla Wax and Coco-caprylate/Caprate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc contain seed oils?

Yes. Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc lists Peg-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc?

Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc 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 Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc compare to other sunscreen?

At 15/100 Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc scores worse than most sunscreen we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sunscreen is Tallow & Zinc Sunscreen at 97/100.

Is Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc organic?

Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc is not certified organic in our data.

Has Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 1.31 ppm, arsenic at 230 ppb and cadmium at 338 ppb in Little Urchin Natural Face Sunscreen SPF 50 Clear Zinc. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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