Earth Rhythm Coconut Milk SPF-50 Butter Lotion
80/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Earth Rhythm Coconut Milk SPF-50 Butter Lotion is a hybrid chemical formula combining Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate with the modern filters Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate. Despite the butter-lotion name it wears balanced and lightweight, with low white cast, low sting and low pore-clogging risk. With a high score of 80 out of 100 and excellent protection, it is a strong everyday option for high sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
84
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Sensitizing preservatives (Methylisothiazolinone, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, DMDM Hydantoin)
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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #16, butter/occlusive fat
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Stearic Acid at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −20 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #9, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylate/Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Dimethylacrylamide Crosspolymer)
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Solvent base, the water phase
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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15 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Earth Rhythm Coconut Milk SPF-50 a good sunscreen?
Yes, it scores 80 out of 100 with excellent protection. It pairs an older filter with modern ones for strong, broad coverage.
Does the butter lotion feel heavy or leave a white cast?
It is rated low for both heaviness and white cast, so despite the butter-lotion name it wears balanced and lightweight, blending in well on most skin tones.
Is the Earth Rhythm Coconut Milk SPF-50 Butter Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid chemical sunscreen, combining Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate with modern filters and no mineral filters listed.