Block Island Organics Natural Face Moisturizer Spf 30
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Block Island Organics Natural Face Moisturizer SPF 30 is a pure mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter. It has a balanced finish but a heavier feel and a moderate risk of visible white cast typical of zinc-based formulas. It is gentle and does not commonly sting, and it is generally low on pore-clogging, but it performs poorly as a base under makeup. With moderate protection and a score of 67.8/100, it suits those who prefer an all-mineral moisturizer and do not wear makeup over it.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 22% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (22% total declared)
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 22% declared
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #4, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
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Fungal acne
High
13
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −42 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Isostearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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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
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 5 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Green tea
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 55 22% declared
- ↑ 40 22% 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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is the Block Island Organics Natural Face Moisturizer Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter. There are no chemical filters in the formula.
Does the Block Island Organics Natural Face Moisturizer Spf 30 leave a white cast?
It can. With zinc oxide as the sole filter, it carries a moderate risk of visible white cast and a heavier feel, which is common for all-mineral moisturizers.
Is this a good sunscreen?
It scores 67.8/100 with moderate protection. It suits people who prefer an all-mineral moisturizer and do not plan to wear makeup over it, since it performs poorly as a base.