Caribbean Sol Sunscreen SPF 30
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Caribbean Sol Sunscreen SPF 30 is a pure mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide as its only UV filter. It has a dewy finish, a medium chance of leaving a white cast, and a medium-weight feel, and it rates poorly as a makeup base. It does not commonly sting and is low risk for clogging pores. With moderate protection and a score of 67/100, it is a simple mineral option best suited to those who want zinc and do not layer makeup.
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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Allergens
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil, Citrus Limonum Essential Oil)
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White cast
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −42 Zinc Oxide, 18% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (18% total declared)
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Heavy feel
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Zinc Oxide, 18% declared
- −12 Cetyl Esters at #5, wax film
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #12, butter/occlusive fat
- −3 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #10, heavy oil
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
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Comedogenic
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #11, heavy comedogenic ester
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #15, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Lauric Acid at #24, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Lauric Acid)
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquioleate)
- −50 5 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
- +16 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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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
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 8 4 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, …)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 11 4 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, …)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
- → 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 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
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (32)
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)
- ↑ 42 18% declared
- ↑ 30 18% 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
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- 3 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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22 Fruit Oil
Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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24 Lauric Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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25 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
Does Caribbean Sol Sunscreen leave a white cast?
It has a medium chance of a white cast. As a pure zinc oxide mineral sunscreen, it can leave a faint film, so rub it in well.
Is the Caribbean Sol Sunscreen 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 it work under makeup?
It rates poorly as a makeup base. With a dewy finish and a medium-weight feel, it is better worn on its own than under foundation.