Bake cosmetics Alpha Arbutin+rice Water Body Lotion SPF 30 Pa+++
75/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bake cosmetics Alpha Arbutin + Rice Water Body Lotion is a pure mineral SPF 30 PA+++ body lotion using zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. It has a balanced finish but carries a high white cast and a somewhat heavier feel, which is common for mineral body formulations. The low pore-clogging, non-stinging profile is generally friendly to sensitive skin. As a body lotion it pairs everyday moisture with good protection, and the overall score is 74.9.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
74
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −0.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 30, PA rating)
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White cast
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +15 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Heavy feel
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #8, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
75
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #15, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, 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 (Oryza Sativa Starch)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 4 3 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Oryza Sativa Starch)
- → 5 3 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (21)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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9 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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10 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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18 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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19 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
Does the Bake cosmetics Alpha Arbutin+rice Water Body Lotion SPF 30 Pa+++ leave a white cast?
Yes, white cast is rated high and the feel is somewhat heavier, which is common for a mineral body lotion using zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.
Is the Bake cosmetics Alpha Arbutin+rice Water Body Lotion SPF 30 Pa+++ mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, protecting with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide and no chemical filters.
Is this sunscreen any good?
It scores 74.9 out of 100. Protection is good at SPF 30 and it pairs everyday body moisture with sun defense, though the white cast makes it less ideal under clothing contact or for the face.