Labels/Thrive Natural Care
Is Thrive Natural Care reef safe?
PASSBodyShield 50 is legal on Maui. Palau passes. Daily Defense Balm is the face tube. It does not claim water resistance.
Maui / Big Island. Every bottle in this catalog passes Maui / Big Island.
Legal on Maui
This bottle
BodyShield 50
lotion · SPF 50 · 80 min water · non-nano · phenoxyethanol no
Active ingredients
zinc oxide 23.5%
- Act 104PASS
- Maui / BIPASS
- USVIPASS
- PalauPASS
- HELPASS
What this means
BodyShield 50 is the Maui snorkeling bottle: zinc 23.5% as the only active, and Thrive prints non-nano. Palau is not the problem here. Daily Defense Balm is the face moisturizer: zinc 20%, also labeled non-nano, also phenoxyethanol-free. It does not claim 40- or 80-minute water resistance, so it is not the swim tube. If you already bought Sun Bum Mineral for a Palau trip, BodyShield is the swap. That lotion fails Palau on phenoxyethanol. These two do not.
All places
Palau and the US Virgin Islands are in this table too. Maui and the Big Island use the same mineral-only rule.
| Bottle | Actives | Act 104 | Maui / BI | USVI | Palau | HEL | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BodyShield 50 | zinc oxide 23.5% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | 2026-08-16 |
| Daily Defense Sunscreen Balm SPF 30 | zinc oxide 20% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | 2026-08-16 |
Maui and the Big Island share the mineral-only test. Palau can still fail a zinc lotion on phenoxyethanol. HEL mixed usually means nano is not disclosed.
FAQ
Is Thrive sunscreen reef safe?
BodyShield 50 and Daily Defense Balm are zinc-only, labeled non-nano, and phenoxyethanol-free on these bottles. Maui and Palau both pass. Daily Defense does not print water-resistance minutes.
Is it legal on Maui?
Yes. Zinc oxide is the only UV filter on BodyShield 50 and Daily Defense Balm.
Dates on the Drug Facts sheets are the day we read the panel. Pack shots and brand marks are the brand's, DailyMed's, or a credited press lockup. How we check