{
  "dataset": "SPF List",
  "version": "2026.09",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "source": "https://spflist.com/data/",
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Its furocoumarins (bergapten, oxypeucedanin) can cause burns, blistering and lasting hyperpigmentation on sun-exposed skin."},{"slug":"lemongrass-oil","name":"Lemongrass Oil","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/lemongrass-oil","spf_value":6.282,"spf_display":"6.2","measurements":[{"method":"in_vitro","value":6.282,"source":"10.4103/0974-8490.60586"}],"notes":"Phototoxicity risk. Its high citral content can increase UV sensitivity and cause photodermatitis."},{"slug":"mustard-seed-oil","name":"Mustard Seed Oil","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/mustard-seed-oil","spf_value":2.1,"spf_display":"2.1","measurements":[{"method":"in_vitro","value":2.105,"source":"10.4103/0974-8490.60586"}]},{"slug":"olive-oil","name":"Olive Oil","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/olive-oil","inci":"Olea Europaea Fruit Oil","spf_value":7.55,"spf_display":"7.5","measurements":[{"method":"in_vitro","value":7.549,"source":"10.4103/0974-8490.60586"}]},{"slug":"orange-oil","name":"Orange Oil","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/orange-oil","spf_value":3.98,"spf_display":"3.9","measurements":[{"method":"in_vitro","value":3.975,"source":"10.4103/0974-8490.60586"}],"notes":"Phototoxic. Cold-pressed orange oil contains furocoumarins (bergapten) that react with UV light to cause burns and hyperpigmentation."},{"slug":"peppermint-oil","name":"Peppermint Oil","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/peppermint-oil","spf_value":6.6,"spf_display":"6.6","measurements":[{"method":"in_vitro","value":6.668,"source":"10.4103/0974-8490.60586"}]},{"slug":"raspberry-seed-oil","name":"Raspberry Seed Oil","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/raspberry-seed-oil","inci":"Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil","spf_value":19.93,"spf_display":"19","measurements":[{"method":"in_vitro","value":19.93,"source":"10.25251/skin.8.5.4","note":"10% raspberry seed oil sample; spectrophotometric, Mansur equation"},{"method":"in_vitro","value":0.4,"source":"10.1007/s43630-020-00009-3","note":"Mansur dilution method; the authors state values below 1 by this method are physiologically meaningless"},{"method":"in_vivo","value":2.6,"source":"10.1007/s43630-020-00009-3"}]},{"slug":"sesame-oil","name":"Sesame Oil","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/sesame-oil","inci":"Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil","spf_value":1.7,"spf_display":"1.7","measurements":[{"method":"in_vitro","value":1.771,"source":"10.4103/0974-8490.60586"}]},{"slug":"shea-butter","name":"Shea Butter","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/shea-butter","spf_value":6.0,"spf_display":"6.0","measurements":[],"provenance":"page-only"},{"slug":"tea-tree-oil","name":"Tea Tree Oil","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/tea-tree-oil","spf_value":1.7,"spf_display":"1.7","measurements":[{"method":"in_vitro","value":1.702,"source":"10.4103/0974-8490.60586"}]},{"slug":"tulsi-oil","name":"Tulsi Oil","category":"oil","url":"/natural-oils/tulsi-oil","spf_value":6.5,"spf_display":"6.5","measurements":[{"method":"in_vitro","value":6.571,"source":"10.4103/0974-8490.60586"}]},{"slug":"iron-oxide","name":"Iron Oxide","category":"mineral","url":"/mineral-sunscreens/iron-oxide","spectrum":{"full":[],"partial":[],"visible":true},"measurements":[],"notes":"Contributes no SPF. Iron oxides block visible and HEV light, which is not what SPF measures."},{"slug":"titanium-dioxide","name":"Titanium Dioxide","category":"mineral","url":"/mineral-sunscreens/titanium-dioxide","spf_value":38.0,"spf_display":"38","measurements":[],"provenance":"page-only"},{"slug":"zinc-oxide","name":"Zinc Oxide","category":"mineral","url":"/mineral-sunscreens/zinc-oxide","spf_value":10.0,"spf_display":"10","measurements":[],"provenance":"page-only"},{"slug":"avobenzone","name":"Avobenzone","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/avobenzone","spectrum":{"full":["UVA I","UVA II"],"partial":[],"visible":false},"measurements":[]},{"slug":"bemotrizinol","name":"Bemotrizinol","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/bemotrizinol","spectrum":{"full":["UVB","UVA II","UVA I"],"partial":[],"visible":false},"measurements":[]},{"slug":"cinoxate","name":"Cinoxate","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/cinoxate","measurements":[]},{"slug":"dioxybenzone","name":"Dioxybenzone","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/dioxybenzone","measurements":[]},{"slug":"ensulizole","name":"Ensulizole","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/ensulizole","measurements":[]},{"slug":"homosalate","name":"Homosalate","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/homosalate","spectrum":{"full":["UVB"],"partial":[],"visible":false},"measurements":[]},{"slug":"meradimate","name":"Meradimate","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/meradimate","measurements":[]},{"slug":"octinoxate","name":"Octinoxate","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/octinoxate","measurements":[]},{"slug":"octisalate","name":"Octisalate","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/octisalate","spectrum":{"full":["UVB"],"partial":[],"visible":false},"measurements":[]},{"slug":"octocrylene","name":"Octocrylene","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/octocrylene","measurements":[]},{"slug":"oxybenzone","name":"Oxybenzone","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/oxybenzone","spectrum":{"full":["UVB","UVA II"],"partial":["UVA I"],"visible":false},"measurements":[]},{"slug":"padimate-o","name":"Padimate O","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/padimate-o","measurements":[]},{"slug":"sulisobenzone","name":"Sulisobenzone","category":"chemical","url":"/conventional-sunscreens/sulisobenzone","measurements":[]}]
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