Apivita Baby Sun Cream Natural Filters - Indirect Exposure SPF30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Apivita Baby Sun Cream SPF 30 is a pure mineral sunscreen for indirect exposure, filtered with Titanium Dioxide. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and does not commonly sting, which suits delicate skin, but it shows a moderate white cast and is a poor base under makeup. Breakout-trigger is low. The score of 49.0 out of 100 reflects weak measured protection, so as its name suggests it is intended for shade and indirect light, not peak sun.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
21
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Allergens
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −4 Other sensitizers (propolis)
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White cast
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +6.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +4.1 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Comedogenic
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #26, moderate comedogenic signal
- −4 Hydrogenated Olea Europaea Oil at #12, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Sucrose Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #28, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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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
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 6 5 emollient lipids (Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, …)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 7 5 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate 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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (44)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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31 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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37 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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38 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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39 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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42 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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pH adjuster
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44 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Apivita Baby Sun Cream a mineral sunscreen?
Yes, it is a pure mineral sunscreen filtered with Titanium Dioxide, intended for indirect exposure as the name notes.
Does the Apivita Baby Sun Cream Natural Filters - Indirect Exposure SPF30 work under makeup?
No, it is rated a poor makeup base, so it is better used on its own. It does show a moderate white cast, which is common for mineral creams.
How strong is the protection?
It scores 49.0 out of 100 with weak measured protection, so it is designed for shade and indirect light rather than peak sun.