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AVOIDMaybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream SPF 30 is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 2 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Octinoxate (Hawaii, Palau, US Virgin Islands); Microbeads / Microplastics (EU, UK, Canada). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: Hawaii, Palau, US Virgin Islands, Aruba, Bonaire
Sale banned in Hawaii (Act 104 / SB2571, effective Jan 1 2021), Palau, the US Virgin Islands, Aruba and Bonaire for coral-reef toxicity. The EU permits it as a UV filter under 1223/2009 Annex VI (max 10%); the SCCS flagged potential endocrine effects but imposed no restriction.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK, Canada, US (2015 Act - rinse-off only)
EU Regulation 2023/2055 (amending REACH Annex XVII) restricts intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles, banning them in rinse-off cosmetics from Oct 2023. UK (2018) and Canada (2018) ban microbeads in rinse-off products; the US Microbead-Free Waters Act 2015 covers rinse-off only.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Active: Octinoxate 7.5%, Octisalate 5%. Inactive: Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Nylon-12, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Dimethiconol, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).
No — every ingredient in Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream SPF 30 is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Octinoxate, Microbeads / Microplastics are banned or restricted in other regions: Octinoxate (Hawaii, Palau, US Virgin Islands); Microbeads / Microplastics (EU, UK, Canada).
Octinoxate: Sale banned in Hawaii (Act 104 / SB2571, effective Jan 1 2021), Palau, the US Virgin Islands, Aruba and Bonaire for coral-reef toxicity. The EU permits it as a UV filter under 1223/2009 Annex VI (max 10%); the SCCS flagged potential endocrine effects but imposed no restriction. Microbeads / Microplastics: EU Regulation 2023/2055 (amending REACH Annex XVII) restricts intentionally added synthetic polymer microparticles, banning them in rinse-off cosmetics from Oct 2023. UK (2018) and Canada (2018) ban microbeads in rinse-off products; the US Microbead-Free Waters Act 2015 covers rinse-off only.
BannedPantry checks each labeled ingredient against food and cosmetic safety standards from the EU, UK, Canada, Japan, and California, with a citation for every flag. AVOID means at least one labeled ingredient is banned or restricted by a major overseas regulator, or is high-severity under our methodology. Ratings are never influenced by brands.
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