Bass Pro Shops Mineral Sun Stick Sunscreen Broad Spec SPF 40
77/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
74
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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White cast
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Zinc Oxide, 6% declared
- −18 Titanium Dioxide, 8.1% declared
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −8 Pure mineral formula (14.1% total declared)
- +5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +3.1 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 6% declared
- −20 Titanium Dioxide, 8.1% declared
- −14 Petrolatum at #6, heaviest occlusive
- −20 Polyethylene at #3, wax film
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
- +12 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fungal acne
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquioleate)
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Isostearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 9 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 19 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +10 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Vitamin C
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (22)
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 18 8.1% declared
- ↑ 20 8.1% 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 14 heaviest occlusive
- 5 → dewy occlusive
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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14 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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17 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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21 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient