Banana Boat Lotion

This is what you will get if you google "banana boat lotion"...

This is one of the assignment in Dosage Design 2 that I have been assigned to... Since I had spent quite an effort to find the details of this product, might as well I posted it here for reference... Now if anyone (customers, patients etc) asked you about sunscreen lotion, you can refer to my blog and enlighten them.... Hehe  

Banana Boat lotion is designed to be waterproof and provide protection from the sun's UVA and UVB rays. The product comes in SPF (Sun Protection Factor) 15, 30, 85 and 100. The difference between these formulations is the amount of the active ingredients the product contains. The manufacturers claim this product is non-greasy and sweat-resistant. Banana Boat lotion contains 31 ingredients.

Active Ingredients

Banana Boat lotion has 5 active ingredients, all of which are sun-screening agents. The lotion contains the chemical avobenzone (1% concentration), Homosalate (10%), and oxybenzone (4%), octisalate (5%),  octocrylene (0.80%) for the SPF 30 formula

Moisturizers

Banana Boat lotion contains 4 moisturizers to help skin maintain a supple state. Water adds moisture to skin immediately and helps formulate the texture of the lotion. Stearyl alcohol , glycerin, caprylyl glycol are also moisturizing agents in the lotion.

Emulsifiers and Preservatives

Emulsifiers keep these substances from separating, while preservatives are added to the formula to prevent the possible formation of potentially harmful microorganisms.

Behenyl alcohol and cetaryl alcohol are emulsifiers that also act as emollients to keep skin from drying out.

Glyceryl stearate citrate, disodium ethylene, dicocamide PEG-15 disulfate, dimethyl capramide and cetearyl alcohol work as emulsifiers.

Lecithin, carbomer, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol and disodium EDTA act as preservatives.

Other Ingredients

Hydrogenated Dimer Dilinoley/Dimethylcarbonate Copolymer is a chemical included in Banana Boat lotion designed to keep the product waterproof. This ingredient allows the product to stay on the skin when exposed to water, resulting in fewer applications throughout the day. 

and this is what you will get if you google "banana boat" only.... huhu