Bloomeffects Tulip Dew Shield & Glow SPF 50 Sunstick
74/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bloomeffects Tulip Dew Shield & Glow SPF 50 Sunstick is a pure mineral stick sunscreen built on zinc oxide. It delivers a dewy, glowy finish, feels lightweight, and is reported to keep white cast low, which is welcome in an all-mineral stick format. It is generally low on pore-clogging risk and does not commonly sting, making the swipe-on format easy for touch-ups. With a score of 74.1/100 and moderate protection, it is a convenient on-the-go option, best topped up regularly for longer sun exposure.
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
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 14.7% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (14.7% total declared)
- +2.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #11, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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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
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #17, hyaluronic family
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 12 3 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (20)
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)
- ↑ 28 14.7% declared
- ↑ 18 14.7% 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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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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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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18 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Does the Bloomeffects sunstick leave a white cast?
White cast is reported to be low, which is welcome in an all-mineral stick. It gives a dewy, glowy finish on skin.
Is the Bloomeffects Tulip Dew Shield & Glow SPF 50 Sunstick mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, built on zinc oxide with no chemical filters.
Is it good for oily or acne-prone skin?
Its pore-clogging risk is rated low, which is generally friendlier for breakout-prone skin. Note the finish is dewy rather than matte, so very oily skin may prefer a mattifying option.