Remove the Octyl Methoxycinnamate for a Fifth Star!
I love this product but they should remove the octyl methoxycinnamate!<br />I would be *in love* with this sunscreen, but the missing star is for the added ingredient: Octyl Methoxycinnamate. Zinc oxide is the other ingredient that acts as a sunscreen, and I wish it were the only one. My background is in science; I'm not just knee-jerk reacting to a long chemical name. The Environmental Working Group (ewg.org) has some excellent databases. Their Sunscreen Database states that this ingredient mimics hormones in lab animals (as another reviewer stated). I wish Oz Naturals would remove this ingredient.<br /><br />The tint isn't a coverup, but I think it does a decent job as a foundation if you're like me and cannot stand wearing foundation. It spreads on easily; you could get by with very little as a moisturizer, but I put on a fairly generous amount to allow the zinc oxide to work as a sunscreen. Don't worry about turning orange. I should note that I'm Hispanic but my skin tone tans easily but leans toward pale for HIspanics.
Rating: 4 stars