Babo Botanicals Super Shield Mineral Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50, Fragrance Free, 3 Fl Oz (89 Ml)
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Babo Botanicals Super Shield Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 is a fragrance-free pure mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide alone. It has a dewy finish and a somewhat heavier feel, with a moderate white cast that is common to single zinc formulas, so it is less suited as a makeup base. It is gentle on the eyes and low in pore-clogging potential. Protection is rated moderate, and with a score of 65.5/100 it is a reasonable fragrance-free mineral option, best for those who do not mind a little cast.
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
44
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #8, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #12, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Coconut Oil at #4, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Coconut Oil at #4, comedogenic oil/butter
- −7 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #12, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
36
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −14 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 #16, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #29, hyaluronic family
- → 14 4 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, …)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 20 4 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, …)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 12 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
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (31)
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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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- ↑ 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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30 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does Babo Botanicals Super Shield leave a white cast?
It commonly leaves a medium, noticeable white cast because it is a zinc-based mineral lotion. It wears dewy with a somewhat heavier feel.
Is the Babo Botanicals Super Shield Mineral Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50, Fragrance Free, 3 Fl Oz (89 Ml) mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral, fragrance-free sunscreen using zinc oxide, with no chemical filters. That makes it a gentle option, though it is a poor makeup base.
Is this sunscreen any good?
It is a moderate performer. With moderate protection and a score of 65.5/100, it is a gentle mineral lotion best worn on its own rather than under makeup.