Source: https://reeflabel.com/products/trader-joes-illuminating-daily-facial-sunscreen-spf-40/ [Trader Joe's](https://reeflabel.com/brands/trader-joes/) # Is Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 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 Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 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 12%, octisalate 5% and octocrylene 6%. It was a broad-spectrum facial sunscreen lotion made by Trader Joe's and was water resistant for up to 80 minutes. It has been discontinued, but is kept here for reference. Its FDA National Drug Code (NDC) is 71270-157. SPF**40** Water resistance**80 min** Format**lotion** Type**face** Sizes: 29 mL ## Where Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 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, octisalate and phenoxyethanol: 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
## Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 active ingredients | Ingredient | Amount | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | [Avobenzone](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/avobenzone/) | 3% | Chemical | | [Homosalate](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/homosalate/) | 12% | Chemical | | [Octisalate](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/octisalate/) | 5% | Chemical | | [Octocrylene](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/octocrylene/) | 6% | Chemical | ## Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 inactive ingredients WATER (AQUA), BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE, PROPANEDIOL, GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE SE, GLYCERIN, C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE, MICA, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ISODODECANE, COCO-CAPRYLATE, [PHENOXYETHANOL](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/phenoxyethanol/), POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE, PANTHENOL, XANTHAN GUM, NIACINAMIDE, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ACRYLATE COPOLYMER, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, ISONONYL ISONONOATE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE, OZOKERITE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, ISOPROPYL TITANIUM DIISOSTEARATE, POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, [TITANIUM DIOXIDE](https://reeflabel.com/ingredients/titanium-dioxide/), IRON OXIDES 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 None of the 80 fragrance allergens on the EU list appear on this label, and it lists no fragrance, essential oil or drying alcohol. 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: not on traderjoes.com. Actives and inactive list (label order) from Trader Joe's FDA-filed label on DailyMed, SPL set ID 1b7c2f13-81b8-7af5-e063-6294a90a3501 (label version effective 2024-10-22). ## Common questions about Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 ### Is Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 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 Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 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 Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 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, octisalate and phenoxyethanol, which are not allowed there. Guam: it contains octocrylene, which is not allowed there. ### Does Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 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 Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 a mineral or chemical sunscreen? Chemical. Its UV filters are avobenzone 3%, homosalate 12%, octisalate 5% and octocrylene 6%. ### Is Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 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. ### What is the NDC for Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40? Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 is listed with the FDA under National Drug Code 71270-157. The NDC identifies this sunscreen on its FDA drug label (DailyMed); package sizes carry longer package NDCs. Source Ingredients transcribed from [dailymed.nlm.nih.gov](https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=1b7c2f13-81b8-7af5-e063-6294a90a3501) on September 25, 2026. Formulas change. The label on the bottle you buy is the final word. Product identifiers FDA NDC 71270-157 Package NDCs - 71270-157-11 29 mL in 1 TUBE Labeler Trader Joe's Company FDA label [TRADER JOES ILLUMINATING DAILY FACIAL SUNSCREEN BROAD SPECTRUM SPF 40](https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=1b7c2f13-81b8-7af5-e063-6294a90a3501) · effective October 22, 2024 NDCs matched to the manufacturer’s FDA drug label on DailyMed. 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. “Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40.” Accessed September 23, 2026. https://reeflabel.com/products/trader-joes-illuminating-daily-facial-sunscreen-spf-40/ ## Alternatives to Trader Joe's Illuminating Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 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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