Source: https://reeflabel.com/products/coppertone-clearly-sheer-faces-for-sunny-days-sunscreen-lotion-spf-30/ [Coppertone](https://reeflabel.com/brands/coppertone/) # Is Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 Reef Safe? **Not everywhere.** Allowed in 4 of 9 places we track. [See why](#where) - Allowed: Hawaii - Not allowed: Maui County - Not allowed: Hawaiʻi County - Not allowed: U.S. Virgin Islands - Not allowed: Palau - Allowed: Aruba - Not allowed: Guam - Allowed: Northern Mariana Islands - Allowed: Thailand Contains chemical UV filters · Discontinued Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 is allowed under the sunscreen laws of Hawaii statewide, Aruba, the Northern Mariana Islands and Thailand's national parks, but not in Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau and Guam. It used four chemical UV filters: avobenzone 3%, homosalate 10%, octisalate 4.55% and octocrylene 8%. It was a broad-spectrum facial sunscreen lotion made by Coppertone (Beiersdorf Inc.) and was water resistant for up to 80 minutes. It has been discontinued, but is kept here for reference. SPF**30** Water resistance**80 min** Format**lotion** Type**face** Sizes: 2 fl oz (59 mL) Where Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 is allowed | Location | Verdict | Why | | --- | --- | --- | | [Maui County (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/maui-county/) | Not allowed | Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not permitted actives (mineral only). | | [Hawaiʻi County (Big Island)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/hawaii-county/) | Not allowed | Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not permitted actives (mineral only). | | [U.S. Virgin Islands](https://reeflabel.com/locations/us-virgin-islands/) | Not allowed | Octocrylene: banned by name. | | [Palau](https://reeflabel.com/locations/palau/) | Not allowed | Octocrylene, avobenzone, homosalate and octisalate: banned by name. | | [Guam](https://reeflabel.com/locations/guam/) | Not allowed | Octocrylene: banned by name. | | [Hawaii (statewide)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/hawaii-state/) | Allowed | No restricted ingredients found. | | [Aruba](https://reeflabel.com/locations/aruba/) | Allowed | No restricted ingredients found. | | [Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/northern-mariana-islands/) | Allowed | No restricted ingredients found. | | [Thailand (all national parks)](https://reeflabel.com/locations/thailand-national-parks/) | Allowed | No restricted ingredients found. | Guidance and repealed rules (4)
Mexico: federal marine protected areas (e.g., Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancún & Punta Nizuc)Against guidance
Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not mineral actives.
Bonaire (Bonaire National Marine Park)Meets guidance
U.S. National Parks with coral reefs (NPS guidance)Against guidance
Avobenzone: on the avoid list.
Homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not mineral actives.
Key West, FloridaNo rule in force
Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 active ingredients | Ingredient | Amount | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | [Avobenzone](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/avobenzone/) | 3% | Chemical | | [Homosalate](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/homosalate/) | 10% | Chemical | | [Octisalate](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/octisalate/) | 4.55% | Chemical | | [Octocrylene](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/octocrylene/) | 8% | Chemical | Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 inactive ingredients Water, Dimethicone, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Beeswax, Galactoarabinan, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Silica, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Benzyl Alcohol, Triethanolamine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Carbomer, Chlorphenesin, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Fragrance Highlighted ingredients are regulated somewhere; red ones are restricted in at least one location we track. Dotted ones are listed below. Fragrance allergens, essential oils and alcohol - **Fragrance allergens on the EU list:** Benzyl Alcohol (Benzyl Alcohol: The EU label rule applies when it is used as a fragrance. In sunscreens it is often a preservative.) - **Fragrance:** listed as “Fragrance”. US labels don’t have to name the allergens inside a fragrance, so there may be more than this list shows. The EU requires these allergens to be named on cosmetic labels above 0.001% in leave-on products ([Regulation 1223/2009, Annex III](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009R1223-20250501)). They can cause skin reactions in people who are sensitized; they don’t affect whether a sunscreen is legal anywhere we track. Note: Discontinued: an older Coppertone product filed by Bayer HealthCare LLC (the pre-Beiersdorf labeler); it is not on coppertone.com, not in DailyMed search results and not in the current FDA NDC directory. Actives and inactive list (label order) were taken from its archived FDA-filed label, which still renders on DailyMed: SPL set ID 565aea35-ce13-4cac-99ed-afcf7e41bfec, label version effective 2017-12-21. Water resistance taken from the Directions ("reapply after 80 minutes of swimming or sweating"); the front panel makes no water-resistance claim. Common questions about Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 Is Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 reef safe? “Reef safe” isn’t a regulated label claim, so we answer by law instead. It is allowed under the sunscreen laws of Hawaii statewide, Aruba, the Northern Mariana Islands and Thailand's national parks, but not in Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau and Guam. Labels like “Hawaii Act 104 compliant” only mean a product has no oxybenzone or octinoxate; they don’t make a chemical sunscreen legal on Maui or the Big Island. Is Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 legal in Hawaii? Under Hawaii’s statewide law (Act 104, which bans oxybenzone and octinoxate) it is allowed. In Maui County (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi), which allows only mineral sunscreens, it is not allowed because it contains avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, and Maui’s rule covers using it there, not just selling it. In Hawaiʻi County (the Big Island), which has a mineral-only rule for sales, it is not allowed. Oʻahu and Kauaʻi have no county rule, so only the statewide law applies there. Where is Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 not allowed? Maui County: it contains avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, which are not allowed there. Hawaiʻi County (Big Island): it contains avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, which are not allowed there. The U.S. Virgin Islands: it contains octocrylene, which is not allowed there. Palau: it contains octocrylene, avobenzone, homosalate and octisalate, which are not allowed there. Guam: it contains octocrylene, which is not allowed there. Does Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 contain oxybenzone? No. It contains neither oxybenzone nor octinoxate, the two chemicals banned under Hawaii’s statewide law. Being oxybenzone-free does not make it mineral: it still uses chemical UV filters. Is Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 a mineral or chemical sunscreen? Chemical. Its UV filters are avobenzone 3%, homosalate 10%, octisalate 4.55% and octocrylene 8%. Is Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 water resistant? Yes, for up to 80 minutes of swimming or sweating, according to its label. Reapply after 80 minutes in the water, immediately after towel drying, and at least every 2 hours. Source Ingredients transcribed from [dailymed.nlm.nih.gov](https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=565aea35-ce13-4cac-99ed-afcf7e41bfec) on September 24, 2026. Formulas change. The label on the bottle you buy is the final word. Check another label Paste any ingredient list into the checker for an instant verdict. [Check if a sunscreen is reef safe](https://reeflabel.com/checker/) Cite this page Reef Label. “Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30.” Accessed September 23, 2026. https://reeflabel.com/products/coppertone-clearly-sheer-faces-for-sunny-days-sunscreen-lotion-spf-30/ Alternatives to Coppertone Clearly Sheer Faces For Sunny Days Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 for Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau and Guam Mineral sunscreens from other brands, allowed in all 5 places, ranked by label: water resistance, SPF 30–50, broad spectrum, no listed fragrance. 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