Re: Sunscreen comedogenicity

[Guest guest]

This is the second summer I've been using Hawaiian Tropic Ozone Sunblock 70

SPF. Works great for me, but I note that nowhere on the bottle does it state

the product is non-comedogenic. You'd think this would be mentioned, as it's

a selling point.

I have a major problem with blackheads no matter what I use, so I normally

like to buy a product that's labeled " non-comedogenic. " The highest such

sunblock I can get that so labeled, however, is SPF 45 or so.

I e-mailed Hawaiian Tropic about whether Ozone 70 is non-comedogenic, but

never received a response.

Question: If a product doesn't state it's non-comedogenic, should we assume

it *is* comedogenic? Here are the ingredients listed on the Ozone 70 bottle

(brace yourselves):

Active ingredients: Homosalate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Dimethyl PABA,

Oxybenzone, Octyl Salicylate, Titanium Dioxide.

Others: Water, Octyl Palmitate, Octyl Stearate, Cetyl Dimethicone Copolyol,

Microcrystalline Wax, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Cetyl

Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Hydrated Silica, Stearic Acid, Acrylates /

C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Fragrance, Imidazolidinyl Urea,

Methparaben, Aluminum Hydroxide, Propylparaben, Mineral Oil, Extracts of

Plumeria, Manako (Mango), Kuawa (Guava), Mikana (Papaya), Lilikoi (Passion

Fruit), Taro and Kukui.

Cripes! Do they *really* need all that stuff in it? Like Guava makes all the

difference?

Leigh Hanlon

Chicago, USA

[Guest guest]

This is the second summer I've been using Hawaiian Tropic Ozone Sunblock 70

SPF. Works great for me, but I note that nowhere on the bottle does it state

the product is non-comedogenic. You'd think this would be mentioned, as it's

a selling point.

I have a major problem with blackheads no matter what I use, so I normally

like to buy a product that's labeled " non-comedogenic. " The highest such

sunblock I can get that so labeled, however, is SPF 45 or so.

I e-mailed Hawaiian Tropic about whether Ozone 70 is non-comedogenic, but

never received a response.

Question: If a product doesn't state it's non-comedogenic, should we assume

it *is* comedogenic? Here are the ingredients listed on the Ozone 70 bottle

(brace yourselves):

Active ingredients: Homosalate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl Dimethyl PABA,

Oxybenzone, Octyl Salicylate, Titanium Dioxide.

Others: Water, Octyl Palmitate, Octyl Stearate, Cetyl Dimethicone Copolyol,

Microcrystalline Wax, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Gel, Cetyl

Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Hydrated Silica, Stearic Acid, Acrylates /

C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Fragrance, Imidazolidinyl Urea,

Methparaben, Aluminum Hydroxide, Propylparaben, Mineral Oil, Extracts of

Plumeria, Manako (Mango), Kuawa (Guava), Mikana (Papaya), Lilikoi (Passion

Fruit), Taro and Kukui.

Cripes! Do they *really* need all that stuff in it? Like Guava makes all the

difference?

Leigh Hanlon

Chicago, USA

[Guest guest]

I find the Acne Detective List on

http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/article6.htm very helpful. I haven't

checked the ingredients of your sunscreen against it, but at least it

doesn't contain Isopropyl Myristate which seems to be in lots of

sunscreens and brings me out in spots almost immediately!

Lorraine

> Active ingredients: Homosalate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl

Dimethyl PABA,

> Oxybenzone, Octyl Salicylate, Titanium Dioxide.

>

> Others: Water, Octyl Palmitate, Octyl Stearate, Cetyl Dimethicone

Copolyol,

> Microcrystalline Wax, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Aloe Barbadensis

Gel, Cetyl

> Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Hydrated Silica, Stearic Acid,

Acrylates /

> C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Fragrance, Imidazolidinyl Urea,

> Methparaben, Aluminum Hydroxide, Propylparaben, Mineral Oil,

Extracts of

> Plumeria, Manako (Mango), Kuawa (Guava), Mikana (Papaya), Lilikoi

(Passion

> Fruit), Taro and Kukui.

[Guest guest]

I find the Acne Detective List on

http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/article6.htm very helpful. I haven't

checked the ingredients of your sunscreen against it, but at least it

doesn't contain Isopropyl Myristate which seems to be in lots of

sunscreens and brings me out in spots almost immediately!

Lorraine

> Active ingredients: Homosalate, Octyl Methoxycinnamate, Octyl

Dimethyl PABA,

> Oxybenzone, Octyl Salicylate, Titanium Dioxide.

>

> Others: Water, Octyl Palmitate, Octyl Stearate, Cetyl Dimethicone

Copolyol,

> Microcrystalline Wax, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Aloe Barbadensis

Gel, Cetyl

> Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Hydrated Silica, Stearic Acid,

Acrylates /

> C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Fragrance, Imidazolidinyl Urea,

> Methparaben, Aluminum Hydroxide, Propylparaben, Mineral Oil,

Extracts of

> Plumeria, Manako (Mango), Kuawa (Guava), Mikana (Papaya), Lilikoi

(Passion

> Fruit), Taro and Kukui.