Babo Botanicals Daily Sheer Fluid Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Babo Botanicals Daily Sheer Fluid is an SPF 50 tinted mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide as its only UV filter. The tint helps keep white cast low, and it has a balanced finish with a low-sting, low pore-clogging profile suited to sensitive skin. As a single-zinc lotion it sits with a medium weight on skin and is okay under makeup. With moderate measured protection and a 72.6 score, it is a gentle everyday tinted option for those who prefer mineral formulas.
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
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 20.6% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (20.6% total declared)
- +49 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +2.1 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Octyldodecyl Oleate at #32, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Octyldodecyl Oleate, Sucrose Polystearate, Sucrose Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #33, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Bentonite)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #34, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Bentonite)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (39)
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 20.6% declared
- ↑ 40 20.6% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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10 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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12 Bentonite
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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22 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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33 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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34 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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39 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does the Babo Botanicals Daily Sheer Fluid Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low because the tint helps offset the zinc oxide. It uses zinc oxide as its only filter, and the tint commonly balances out visible residue.
Is the Babo Botanicals Daily Sheer Fluid Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 good for sensitive skin?
It is generally gentle. With a single zinc oxide filter, a low-sting profile, and a low pore-clogging rating, it is commonly suited to sensitive and reactive skin.
What SPF is it and is it good?
It is SPF 50 with moderate measured protection and a score of 72.6 out of 100. It is a gentle everyday tinted mineral option, okay under makeup.