Alba Botanica Hawaiian Sunscreen SPF 45 - Revitalizing Green Tea
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Alba Botanica Hawaiian Sunscreen SPF 45 Revitalizing Green Tea is a chemical-led sunscreen using homosalate, octocrylene, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and ethylhexyl salicylate alongside titanium dioxide. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and keeps white cast low, and it is workable under makeup. It is low on the pore-clogging scale, but it carries a high sting rating, so it is best kept well away from the eyes. Protection is rated weak and the score is 49.0/100, so it suits casual light coverage rather than primary protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
32
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- β32.8 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 45)
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Health safety
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β18 7 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β1 Volatile alcohol at #28
- β8 Fragrance
- β8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- β5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #13, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- β24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Olivate)
- β27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 2 Volatile alcohol at #28
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- β 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- β 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #28
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 6 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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.
- β¨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (40)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- β 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills β 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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6 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 7 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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23 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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28 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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35 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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38 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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40 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does the Alba Botanica Hawaiian Sunscreen SPF 45 sting?
Sting is rated high, so it is best kept well away from the eyes. The balanced finish and low white cast work fine elsewhere on the face and body.
Is the Alba Botanica Hawaiian Sunscreen SPF 45 - Revitalizing Green Tea mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, using homosalate, octocrylene, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and ethylhexyl salicylate, with titanium dioxide added. So it is a hybrid leaning chemical.
Is it good?
Protection is rated weak and the overall score is 49.0/100, so it suits casual light coverage rather than primary sun protection.