Babaria Facial Sun Stick SPF 50
82/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Babaria Facial Sun Stick SPF 50 is a hybrid chemical stick that blends Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Salicylate with several modern filters including Tris-Biphenyl Triazine and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol. It gives a dewy finish with low white cast, rarely stings, and has low pore- clogging risk, with a moderate weight typical of stick formats. It sits okay under makeup. With excellent protection it scores 82.1/100, a convenient, well-filtered stick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
96
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #13, UV filter
- +28.8 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
- +18 Tris-Biphenyl Triazine at #15, UV filter
- −22.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −17.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Tinosorb M at #14
- −4 Tinosorb A2B at #15 (particulate filter)
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Eye sting
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Tribehenin at #3, wax film
- −6 Microcrystalline Wax at #11, wax film
- −6 Synthetic Wax at #9, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #16, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Paraffinum Liquidum at #6, heavy oil
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 Glycerin at #27, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 19 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +18 3 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (34)
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
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- 5 → dewy occlusive
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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10 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb A2B), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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19 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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22 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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24 Silica
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
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26 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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28 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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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
Is the Babaria Facial Sun Stick SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen in a hybrid build, blending Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Salicylate with several modern filters including Tris-Biphenyl Triazine. It is not a mineral formula.
What SPF is the Babaria Facial Sun Stick SPF 50?
It is SPF 50 in a stick format. Protection is rated excellent, making it convenient for on-the-go reapplication.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
Pore-clogging risk is rated low, which is favorable for breakout-prone skin. It has a dewy finish and rarely stings.