NIVEA Sun Kids Protect & Play Caring Roll-On SPF 50

SPF 50, broad spectrum, lotion. AUST L 314863, from Beiersdorf Australia Ltd.

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

Active ingredients

IngredientOn the ARTG asAmount%
Zinc oxide Mineral zinc oxide50 mg/g5%
Bisoctrizole methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol25 mg/g2.5%
Bemotrizinol bemotrizinol20 mg/g2%
4-MBC Under review 4-methylbenzylidene camphor10 mg/g1%

Percent by weight: the ARTG gives each active in mg per gram, and 10 mg/g is 1%.

Against the TGA’s proposed limits

4-MBC, 1%

OptionProposed limitThis product
10.39% or less in any sunscreenAbove
20.95% or less in face and hand sunscreens, or 3.8% or less in face and hand sunscreens for people 18 and overAbove
3proposed by two applicantsNot allowed at all (proposed by two private applicants, not the TGA)Above

We read “for children” from the product’s name. Interim decision due in 2027. More on 4-MBC.

In the shops

Shops’ listings whose brand, filters and amounts match this ARTG entry. Shelf names differ from the register’s.

Where this comes from

Everything above is from this product’s entry on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods: ARTG 314863, NIVEA Sun Kids Protect & Play Caring Roll-On SPF 50. We read its public summary on 21 October 2026; the entry dates from 27 February 2019. The name on the shelf can differ from the register’s. If the label shows a different AUST L number, it’s a different formula. Spotted a mistake? Email hello@sunscreenfilters.com.

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