This sun care brand has been named the 'world's first' complete ocean-friendly sunscreen

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 5-Feb-2020 Featured companies: BASF Personal Care and Nutrition GmbH
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UltraSun has gone beyond reef-safe ingredients to receive the credential EcoSun Pass

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Ultrasun has been named as the first sun care brand to receive the ocean-friendly credential EcoSun Pass.

Created by German chemical group BASF in 2019, the EcoSun Pass measures the environmental impact of sunscreen formulations beyond ‘reef friendly’ claims.

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