Ingredient
Zinc oxide
No concern
Widely used and well understood at the amounts in food and beauty.
What it is
Zinc oxide. A mineral sun filter and a nappy-rash classic.
Why it’s used
Sits on the skin and bounces UV.
What to know
A keep. White cast is the trade. Worth it.
You’ll see it in
Mineral SPF, tinted veils, ointments.
Found in
- La Roche-Posay Effaclar Gel49
- EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 4649
- CeraVe Sunscreen SPF 3049
- The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc49
- Eucerin Sensitive Mineral SPF 5074
- Bioderma Photoderm SPF 5074
- Desitin Maximum Strength74
- CeraVe Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen SPF 5074
- Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen Sensitive SPF 30+74
- MDSolarSciences Mineral Moisture Defense SPF 5074
- Thinkbaby Safe Sunscreen SPF 5094
- Badger Active Mineral Sunscreen SPF 3094
