Sunscreen Ingredients

Let’s look at what makes up sunscreen products and how to tell what is best for our health. A sunscreen product basically contains these main ingredients: lisadimate, aminobenzoic acid, padimate O or roxadimate. The other added ingredients tally up a lengthy list, resulting in sunscreen agents being available pretty much in the following varieties, covering products in cream, lotion, gel, spray, oil, lip balm, stick and combination forms across the United States and Canada, with respect to MICROMEDEX Thomson Healthcare’s 2004 research report:

Aminobenzoic Acid, Padimate O, and Oxybenzone
Aminobenzoic Acid and Titanium Dioxide
Avobenzone, Octocrylene, Octyl Salicylate, and Oxybenzone
Avobenzone and Octyl Methoxycinnamate
Avobenzone, Octyl methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, and Oxybenzone
Avobenzone, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, and Oxybenzone
Dioxybenzone, Oxybenzone, and Padimate O
Homosalate
Homosalate, Menthyl Anthranilate, and Octyl Methoxycinnamate
Homosalate, Menthyl Anthranilate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, and Oxybenzone
Homosalate, Octocrylene, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, and Oxybenzone
Homosalate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, and Oxybenzone
Homosalate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, and Oxybenzone
Homosalate and Oxybenzone
Lisadimate, Oxybenzone, and Padimate O
Lisadimate and Padimate O
Menthyl Anthranilate
Menthyl Anthranilate, Octocrylene, and Octyl Methoxycinnamate
Menthyl Anthranilate, Octocrylene, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, and Oxybenzone
Menthyl Anthranilate and Octyl Methoxycinnamate
Menthyl Anthranilate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, and Octyl Salicylate
Menthyl Anthranilate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, and Oxybenzone
Menthyl Anthranilate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, and Oxybenzone
Menthyl Anthranilate and Padimate O
Menthyl Anthranilate and Titanium Dioxide
Octocrylene and Octyl Methoxycinnamate
Octocrylene, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, and Oxybenzone
Octocrylene, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, Oxybenzone, and Titanium Dioxide
Octocrylene, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, and Oxybenzone
Octocrylene, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Oxybenzone, and Titanium Dioxide
Octocrylene, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, and Titanium Dioxide
Octyl Methoxycinnamate
Octyl Methoxycinnamate and Octyl Salicylate
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, and Oxybenzone
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, Oxybenzone, and Padimate O
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, Oxybenzone, Padimate O, and Titanium Dioxide
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, Oxybenzone, Phenylbenzimidazole, and Titanium Dioxide
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, Oxybenzone, and Titanium Dioxide
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, Phenylbenzimidazole, and Titanium Dioxide
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Salicylate, and Titanium Dioxide
Octyl Methoxycinnamate and Oxybenzone
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Oxybenzone, and Padimate O
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Oxybenzone, Padimate O, and Titanium Dioxide
Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Oxybenzone, and Titanium Dioxide
Octyl Methoxycinnamate and Padimate O
Octyl Methoxycinnamate and Phenylbenzimidazole
Octyl Salicylate
Octyl Salicylate and Padimate O
Oxybenzone and Padimate O
Oxybenzone and Roxadimate
Padimate O
Phenylbenzimidazole
Phenylbenzimidazole and Sulisobenzone
Titanium Dioxide
Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide
Trolamine Salicylate

Caution is advised with using all tanning agents, both sunless and suncreen types, for possible side effects and reactions when combining with medications, and for using when pregnant, breast feeding or with allergies / allergic reactions to anything. Check with your healthcare provider first even when combining tanning products with over-the-counter medications and other products. Call them for healthcare advice immediately at the first sign of a rash. And also note the following.

Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) – Poisoning can occur with the Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) agent found in some tanning lotions. Although most negative reactions are the result of the users’ allergies, and not over use of product, ill effects include slowing and shortness of breathing functions, irritations with eyes, ears, nose, throat, skin, nausea / vomiting, intestinal discomfort, allergic rash, dizziness, and nervousness.

Other Side Effects – Check with your healthcare provider if any of the following rare effects occur for your safety: itching or burning skin, an acne-type or reddish appearance, blisters, pain, oozing, or opposite – dry and tight skin.