EltaMD
UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
1.7 oz
95OF 100
✓✓Excellent · 80–100
A dermatologist-favorite facial sunscreen that pairs 9% zinc oxide with the chemical filter octinoxate (7.5%) plus 5% niacinamide. Fragrance-free, oil-free and fully disclosed. The single chemical filter is the only rubric deduction — octinoxate remains on FDA’s additional-data list.
Why this score
Octinoxate 7.5% — FDA data request
!Caution
Octinoxate is one of 12 chemical UV filters for which FDA’s current sunscreen order requests additional safety data before a GRASE determination can be made. EWG’s Skin Deep database currently scores octinoxate 7 out of 10. This is a data-gap caution, not a finding of harm at label concentrations.
Source: FDA — Q&A: deemed final order and proposed order for OTC sunscreenView source ↗