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AVOIDNeutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch SPF 100 is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 4 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Oxybenzone (EU (restricted: max 6% face/hands/lips, 2.2% body), Hawaii, Palau); Homosalate (EU (restricted: max 7.34% face products only)); Octocrylene (EU (restricted)); PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) (New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU (restricted: max 6% face/hands/lips, 2.2% body), Hawaii, Palau, US Virgin Islands, Aruba, Bonaire
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 caps benzophenone-3 at 6% for face/hand/lip products and 2.2% for body products. Sale is banned in Hawaii, Palau, the US Virgin Islands, Aruba and Bonaire for reef damage.
Banned or restricted in: EU (restricted: max 7.34% face products only)
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 lowered homosalate to a maximum of 7.34% and restricted it to face products only (previously 10%, all products), fully applicable since 28 July 2023, over systemic-exposure/endocrine concerns. The US still permits up to 15%.
Banned or restricted in: EU (restricted)
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Active: Avobenzone 3%, Homosalate 10%, Octisalate 5%, Octocrylene 2.8%, Oxybenzone 6%. Inactive: Water, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dimethicone, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Polyester-8, Cyclomethicone, Synthetic Beeswax, PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether, Steareth-21, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben.
No — every ingredient in Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch SPF 100 is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Oxybenzone, Homosalate, Octocrylene, PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) are banned or restricted in other regions: Oxybenzone (EU (restricted: max 6% face/hands/lips, 2.2% body), Hawaii, Palau); Homosalate (EU (restricted: max 7.34% face products only)); Octocrylene (EU (restricted)); PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) (New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)).
Oxybenzone: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 caps benzophenone-3 at 6% for face/hand/lip products and 2.2% for body products. Sale is banned in Hawaii, Palau, the US Virgin Islands, Aruba and Bonaire for reef damage. Homosalate: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 lowered homosalate to a maximum of 7.34% and restricted it to face products only (previously 10%, all products), fully applicable since 28 July 2023, over systemic-exposure/endocrine concerns. The US still permits up to 15%. Octocrylene: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 restricts octocrylene to max 10% (9% in propellant sprays) and requires benzophenone impurity to be kept at trace level, applicable since 28 July 2023. PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk): PEGs themselves are not banned; the concern is 1,4-dioxane contamination. New York (ECL Art. 35/37) caps 1,4-dioxane at 1 ppm in personal-care products (Dec 31 2023) and 10 ppm in cosmetics (Dec 31 2022). The EU prohibits 1,4-dioxane (1223/2009 Annex II), tolerating only trace levels.
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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Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 restricts octocrylene to max 10% (9% in propellant sprays) and requires benzophenone impurity to be kept at trace level, applicable since 28 July 2023.
Banned or restricted in: New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)
PEGs themselves are not banned; the concern is 1,4-dioxane contamination. New York (ECL Art. 35/37) caps 1,4-dioxane at 1 ppm in personal-care products (Dec 31 2023) and 10 ppm in cosmetics (Dec 31 2022). The EU prohibits 1,4-dioxane (1223/2009 Annex II), tolerating only trace levels.