Ava Isa Every Morning Sunscreen SPF 30
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Ava Isa Every Morning Sunscreen is an SPF 30 pure mineral formula built on zinc oxide. It wears with a balanced finish, does not sting, and is low on the pore-clogging scale, but its white cast runs high and it feels a touch heavier than the lightest formulas. Its makeup-base performance is rated okay. Single-filter zinc tends to run lighter on measured UV coverage, in line with its moderate protection rating, and it scores 70.2/100.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- β15 Pure mineral formula
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- β24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 15 High mineral load at #1 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 βFull ingredient list (15)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 β nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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15 Cerium Oxide
Supporting ingredient
Does Ava Isa Every Morning Sunscreen leave a white cast?
Yes, white cast runs high, which is common for pure zinc oxide formulas. It also feels a touch heavier than the lightest sunscreens.
Is the Ava Isa Every Morning Sunscreen SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, using zinc oxide as the only UV filter. There are no chemical filters.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
It is low on the pore-clogging scale and does not sting, which is generally friendly to acne-prone skin. It scores 70.2/100 with moderate protection.