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AVOIDNeutrogena Healthy Defense Daily Moisturizer SPF 50 is rated AVOID by BannedPantry: its label lists 4 ingredients that are banned or restricted outside the US — Octinoxate (Hawaii, Palau, US Virgin Islands); DMDM Hydantoin (EU, UK); PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) (New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)); Triethanolamine (EU). 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
A formaldehyde-releasing preservative permitted in EU cosmetics only up to 0.6% (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 Annex V), with a mandatory 'releases formaldehyde' warning above 0.001% released formaldehyde per Regulation (EU) 2022/1181.
Banned or restricted in: New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Active: Zinc Oxide 4%, Octinoxate 7.5%, Octisalate 5%. Inactive: Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, DMDM Hydantoin.
No — every ingredient in Neutrogena Healthy Defense Daily Moisturizer SPF 50 is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Octinoxate, DMDM Hydantoin, PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk), Triethanolamine are banned or restricted in other regions: Octinoxate (Hawaii, Palau, US Virgin Islands); DMDM Hydantoin (EU, UK); PEG Compounds (1,4-Dioxane risk) (New York, EU (1,4-dioxane trace limit)); Triethanolamine (EU).
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. DMDM Hydantoin: A formaldehyde-releasing preservative permitted in EU cosmetics only up to 0.6% (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 Annex V), with a mandatory 'releases formaldehyde' warning above 0.001% released formaldehyde per Regulation (EU) 2022/1181. 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. Triethanolamine: The EU restricts triethanolamine in cosmetics (max 2.5% in leave-on products, nitrosamine controls) under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III (entry 62); the US does not cap its cosmetic use.
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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.
Banned or restricted in: EU
The EU restricts triethanolamine in cosmetics (max 2.5% in leave-on products, nitrosamine controls) under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III (entry 62); the US does not cap its cosmetic use.