Babo Botanicals Baby Skin Mineral Sunscreen - Spf 50
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Babo Botanicals Baby Skin Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 is a pure mineral formula using Zinc Oxide alone, aimed at sensitive and baby skin. It has a dewy finish and does not commonly sting, with low pore-clogging concerns. Being all-zinc, it can leave a visible cast, feels somewhat heavier on skin, and is a poor fit under makeup. Scoring 67.7/100 with moderate protection, it is a gentle body-friendly choice.
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
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (20% total declared)
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #30, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #18, heavy oil
- −5 Behenyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
- −10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #18, comedogenic oil/butter
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #30, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #19, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #27, hyaluronic family
- → 7 4 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, …)
- → 3 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 9 4 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Coconut Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Cellulose Gum)
- ← 4 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
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.
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (32)
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)
- ↑ 55 20% declared
- ↑ 40 20% 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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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16 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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18 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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31 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Is Babo Botanicals Baby Skin a mineral sunscreen?
Yes. It is a pure mineral formula using Zinc Oxide alone, aimed at sensitive and baby skin.
Does the Babo Botanicals Baby Skin Mineral Sunscreen - Spf 50 leave a white cast?
As an all-zinc formula it can leave a visible cast and feels somewhat heavier on skin. It has a dewy finish.
Does it work under makeup?
Not really. It is a poor fit under makeup, but it is gentle, does not commonly sting, and is low on pore-clogging concerns. It scores 67.7/100 with moderate protection.