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Reef Babies SPF 50 Oxybenzone Free (Spray)
Labeler: Tropical Seas
SPF 50 as labeled
U.S. formulation · record last retrieved 21 September 2026
Quick facts
Does Reef Babies SPF 50 Oxybenzone Free (Spray) list fragrance?
Yes. It lists Parfum. Fragrance components not disclosed: the label declares a fragrance blend without naming its individual components.
What are the active ingredients in Reef Babies SPF 50 Oxybenzone Free (Spray)?
The Active ingredients block printed on the label reads: Octocrylene 10.0% Octisalate 5.0% Avobenzone 3.0%
Is Reef Babies SPF 50 Oxybenzone Free (Spray) mineral-only?
No. The ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation names Octocrylene, Octisalate, and Avobenzone.
Does Reef Babies SPF 50 Oxybenzone Free (Spray) contain oxybenzone?
Oxybenzone is not listed in the ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation, which is recorded as complete with every name identified.
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What is listed
The ingredient declaration stored for this formulation, reproduced exactly as it was recorded from the source below.
13 entries · the stored declaration is recorded as complete.
What each ingredient generally does
Each entry that matched a canonical ingredient, with the function recorded for it. These notes describe the role an ingredient plays in a formulation. They do not assess an ingredient.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also serves as a light stabilizer, helping keep other filters and the formula intact under sunlight.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, and doubles as a light stabilizer to keep the formula steady in sun. It also appears on labels as Ethylhexyl Salicylate.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up under sun exposure. On labels it also appears as Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Alcohol Denat.
Antifoaming (stops the formula foaming)Astringent (CosIng functional class)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)Alcohol Denat. is ethyl alcohol with additives that make it undrinkable, used as a solvent to dissolve ingredients and thin the formula. It also cuts foam, tightens skin as an astringent, and adjusts thickness. Denat. simply means it has been denatured.
listed as “sd alcohol 40-b”
Water
Antiplaque (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)The base liquid that most of the other ingredients dissolve or spread into. It carries the formula and helps condition the skin surface.
listed as “deionized water”
An emollient that softens and smooths the skin feel. It conditions skin, helping the product go on smoothly.
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Restricted in the EUThis is a lightweight silicone used to condition skin and hair and to soften and smooth skin feel. It also acts as a solvent, helping the product spread and dissolve other ingredients.
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)This is a lightweight oily ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. It also helps keep the product fresh by limiting microbe growth.
listed as “c12-15 alcohols benzoate”
Acrylates/Octylacrylamide Copolymer
Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Hair fixing (holds hair in place)A large chain-like molecule that forms a film, leaving a thin even layer over the surface. It also helps hold hair in place.
listed as “acrylates octylacrylamide copolymer”
Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. In practice it gives the product a lighter, easier-to-spread texture.
Octyldodecyl Citrate Crosspolymer
Humectant (holds moisture)This is a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. That helps keep the product from drying out.
listed as “octyl dodecyl citrate crosspolymer”
Phenethyl Benzoate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)This works as a fragrance and an emollient, meaning it softens and smooths skin feel. It adds scent while giving the product a smoother texture on skin.
Parfum
Fragrance ingredient (scent)This is the fragrance, a blend of scent ingredients added to give the product an odor or mask other smells. It's also listed as "aroma" on some labels.
listed as “fragrance”
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Source quality
- Source
- DailyMed drug label
- Source record
- https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=d5ed3488-aa32-4a63-9996-12c6532c3a4d
- Retrieved
- 21 September 2026
- Market
- United States
- Version
- v1 of this U.S. formulation
- Source tier
- Official label document (not independently verified by us)
- Entries recorded
- 13
- Record checksum
- sha256:e1fc8dda2e6bda391a95e9f4ada0219ede9a66907aa9a22fc704fe547d94f2c0
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