Hawaii Has A Ban On Sunscreen Chemicals But No One’s Sure Who Should Enforce It … Selling sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate became illegal this year, but lawmakers are relying on sellers to self-police and consumers to hold them accountable.
Hawaii’s ban on selling sunscreens containing the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate has encouraged the industry to change, substituting new ingredients and offering more mineral-based sunscreens.
But several months after the law went into effect, and as advocates push for the ban to include other chemicals, stores that violate the law appear to have little to fear — at least not yet. The bill doesn’t outline any penalties for breaking the law or designate an agency to enforce the ban.
