Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch Oil-free Sunscreen Lotion SPF 15
Not sure. We can't tell if Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch Oil-free Sunscreen Lotion SPF 15 is vegan.
Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin and Ceteth-10 Phosphate can be plant or animal derived (fatty alcohols can be plant or animal derived) and the label does not say.
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Glycerin
- Ceteth-10 Phosphate
Why
Vegan means no animal-derived ingredients: no beeswax, honey, lanolin, carmine, collagen, silk or milk. Some ingredients like glycerin can come from plants or animals, so a vegan claim on the label matters.
We can't tell if Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch Oil-free Sunscreen Lotion SPF 15 is vegan. Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin and Ceteth-10 Phosphate can be plant or animal derived (fatty alcohols can be plant or animal derived) and the label does not say.
This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.
Full ingredient list
Octisalate 4.5%, Homosalate 3%, Octocrylene 4%, Avobenzone 1.5%, Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, VP/EICOSENE Copolymer, Mica, Diisopropyl Adipate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Parfum, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Methylparaben, Coco-glucoside, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Propylparaben, Sodium Hydroxide, Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Dicetyl Phosphate, Propylene Glycol Dibenzoate, Disodium EDTA, Paraffin, Xanthan Gum, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Jojoba Alcohol, Potassium Jojobate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Butter, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Propanediol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Colocasia Antiquorum Root Extract, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Fruit Extract, Passiflora Incarnata Fruit Extract, Plumeria Acutifolia Flower Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Panthenol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Titanium Dioxide.
Highlighted names triggered a “No” on one of the six checks. Underlined names open the ingredient dictionary. Source list as recorded on Open Beauty Facts.
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Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 0075486085018.