Babo Botanicals Baby Face, Mineral Sunscreen Stick, Spf 50
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Babo Botanicals Baby Face is a mineral sunscreen stick rated SPF 50, using Zinc Oxide as its sole UV filter for fully physical, gentle protection. The stick format and dewy finish lean rich rather than light, so it tends to feel heavy on skin and can leave a medium white cast, and it does not double well as a makeup base. It is low on pore-clogging and does not sting, which suits sensitive or younger skin. With a score of 66.1 and only moderate measured protection, it works best as a targeted gentle option rather than a daily all-over pick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −42 Zinc Oxide, 19.7% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (19.7% total declared)
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Heavy feel
High
8
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Zinc Oxide, 19.7% declared
- −20 Cera Alba at #2, wax film
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #4, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #19, butter/occlusive fat
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #19, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #15, moderate comedogenic signal
- −4 Octyldodecyl Oleate at #12, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
36
- +100 Starting score
- −50 5 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Octyldodecyl Oleate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #17, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 6 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, …)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 13 6 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 11 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +10 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 (20)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 42 19.7% declared
- ↑ 30 19.7% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Oryzanol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is the Babo Botanicals Baby Face, Mineral Sunscreen Stick, Spf 50 mineral or chemical?
It is fully mineral. Babo Botanicals Baby Face uses Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter, with no chemical filters, which generally makes it a gentle pick for sensitive and younger skin.
Does the Babo Botanicals Baby Face, Mineral Sunscreen Stick, Spf 50 leave a white cast?
It can leave a medium white cast, which is common for zinc-based mineral sticks. The dewy finish also feels rich rather than light, so it tends to sit heavier on skin.
Is it good for daily use?
Its score is 66.1 out of 100 with only moderate measured protection at SPF 50. It works best as a targeted gentle option rather than an all-over daily sunscreen.