SunscreenFilters

Mineral sunscreens

Updated

Keep using sunscreen. The TGA says its benefits far outweigh any risks, and nothing here says a product is unsafe: the limits are proposals.

241 sunscreens on the register use only mineral filters: zinc oxide, titanium dioxide or both. The TGA says mineral and chemical filters both protect against UV, each with trade-offs: minerals can be gentler on the skin but feel thicker. Its advice is to pick the one you’ll use most. TGA on mineral and chemical filters

Every mineral sunscreen, most zinc first