BLUE LIZARD AUSTRALIAN SUNSCREEN Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen Spray SPF 50+
70/100 overall score
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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
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 24% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (24% total declared)
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +4.4 Coated minerals (Hydrogen Dimethicone)
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Heavy feel
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 24% declared
- −2 Synthetic Beeswax at #20, wax film
- −3 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #11, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #12, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
74
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate)
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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
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 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
- +2 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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
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 (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 55 24% declared
- ↑ 40 24% 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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16 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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22 Water
Solvent base, the water phase