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AETHIC began with a question: how do sunscreen ingredients affect marine life? That question led to years of formulation research and published testing.
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*Research findings depend on the formulation, species and test conditions. Read the results and their limits.
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Coral testing is described in European patent EP2736482B1. Published sea-urchin research evaluated a finished SPF40 sunscreen. Read the findings, test conditions and limitations below.
The SPF50 sunscreen was assessed against two reference alternatives, with lower impact in 11 of 16 measured environmental categories. The assessment was independently reviewed.
Our SPF50 sunscreen was the first consumer product admitted to the Water Revolution Foundation’s Hub of Verified Solutions.

AETHIC began with a question: how do sunscreen ingredients affect marine life? That question led to years of formulation research and published testing.
Read our story