Acorelle Sun Cream For Babies SPF 50+ Bio
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Acorelle Sun Cream For Babies SPF 50+ Bio is a pure mineral sunscreen using Titanium Dioxide, formulated for delicate baby skin. It is generally gentle and low on stinging and pore-clogging, with a balanced finish, a moderate white cast, and a somewhat heavier feel. It is poor under makeup, which is irrelevant for its baby-care purpose. Despite the SPF 50+ label, the measured protection is weak and the score is 49.0/100, so it is best reserved for shaded, brief exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
22
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +4.5 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −12 Cera Alba at #5, wax film
- −5 Stearic Acid at #7, rich gel-network thickener
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
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Fungal acne
High
13
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (24)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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15 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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24 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Is the Acorelle Sun Cream For Babies SPF 50+ Bio mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, using Titanium Dioxide, and is formulated for delicate baby skin.
Does the SPF 50+ mean strong protection?
Not in this case. The measured protection is weak despite the label, and the score is 49.0/100, so it suits brief, shaded exposure.
Does the Acorelle Sun Cream For Babies SPF 50+ Bio leave a white cast?
It has a moderate white cast and a somewhat heavier feel, both common for an all-mineral baby sunscreen.