We’ve been in the beauty business long enough to have seen a few different cycles of sunscreen ingredient scares, some more serious than others. What does the benzene in the sunscreen study mean for my sunscreen routine? In addition to containing 70% or more organic ingredients, our COOLA formulation standards prohibit the use of synthetic fragrance and petroleum-derived ingredients and only allow the use of natural flavors and EU-allergen free natural fragrances. We follow a strict restricted ingredient list that goes beyond industry standards to exclude over 1400+ questionable or harmful ingredients from all of our formulations. That’s why we’re as conscious about what goes into our products as we are about what we keep out. Let’s not bury the lede: yes! The COOLA sunscreens tested by Valisure were confirmed to not contain benzene.ĬOOLA was inspired by the healthy Southern California lifestyle we grew up in, and our desire to create an effective, organic sunscreen that felt nice enough to use every day-we’re believers that clean beauty should feel as good as it is healthy. It’s worth noting that benzene isn’t an ingredient in any of the sunscreens tested (or any sunscreens at all, for that matter)-rather, it’s a byproduct of the manufacturing process that’s often detectable in raw materials derived from petrochemicals and petroleum and can be found in trace amounts in some synthetic fragrances. (For the full list of Valisure’s benzene-positive sunscreens here. Many of the products found to contain benzene are common names in the beauty realm… common enough, in fact, that they’re probably in most of our makeup bags. This news all came about from a study done by Valisure, an independent lab, and pharmacy, that found benzene in nearly a third of sunscreens tested. So before we rethink our suncare habit from top to toe, we wanted to share our perspective on benzene in sunscreens, sunscreen safety in general, and our COOLA approach to sunscreen ingredients. While we’re delighted to say that our COOLA products were found to NOT contain benzene, we know that this type of news-along with today’s headlines about J&J’s recall of Neutrogena and Aveeno due to benzene contamination-can be unsettling at best … and at worst, can throw even the most regimented of us off of our regular skincare routine. Avobenzone 1.75%, Homosalate 2.5%, Octisalate 1.5% Octocrylene 3.75%Īloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (ORGANIC), Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil*, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol, Camelina Sativa Seed Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Oleosomes, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil (ORGANIC), Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Citronellyl Acetate*, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil*, Decanal*, Decyl Glucoside, Dimethicone, Dimethyl Heptenal*, Glycerin (ORGANIC), 1,2-Hexanediol, 3-Hexenol*, Hexenyl Acetate*, Hexyl Acetate*, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Jojoba Esters, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Linalyl Acetate*, Mauritia Flexuosa (Buriti) Fruit Oil, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Nerol*, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Polysilicone-11, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Silica, Sodium Phytate, Sorbitan Oleate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Squalane, Triethyl Citrate*, Tropolone, Water, Xanthan GumĪvobenzone 1.75%, Homosalate 2.5%, Octisalate 1.5% Octocrylene 3.If you’ve been following the beauty news lately, we suspect you’ve heard that an independent lab recently found benzene-a known carcinogen-in many household-name sunscreens.
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