Babyganics Mineral Based Sunscreen Lotion Spf 50+
84/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
80
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #1, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −3 UVB coverage saturated
- −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Zinc Oxide, 6% declared
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 3% declared
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- +3.1 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Octisalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 6% declared
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 3% declared
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #19, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #14, heavy oil
- −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #14, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #10, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- → 5 4 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, …)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 6 4 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 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 →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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 3% declared
- ↑ 10 3% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 14 6% declared
- ↑ 8 6% declared
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
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4 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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14 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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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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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
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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28 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling