Eco Cosmetics Baby & Kids Sun Cream SPF 50+
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Eco Cosmetics Baby & Kids Sun Cream SPF 50+ is a pure mineral sunscreen using Titanium Dioxide. As a mineral formula it shows a medium white cast and wears with a dewy finish, and it is gentle with a low pore-clogging profile. It is not designed to sit under makeup. Protection is rated weak and the overall score is 49.0/100, so despite the high labeled SPF it is generally best viewed as a gentle, mineral-only option with limited measured performance.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
22
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #1
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +4.5 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #1
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #8, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Glycine Soja Oil at #6, moderate comedogenic signal
- −4 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #10, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −50 8 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Oleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #20, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +12 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 13 8 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, …)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 17 8 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Olea Europaea Fruit 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 →Full ingredient list (30)
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 9 moderate comedogenic signal
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Canola Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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28 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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29 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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30 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Eco Cosmetics Baby & Kids Sun Cream leave a white cast?
White cast is rated medium. As a pure mineral formula using Titanium Dioxide, some visible residue is common, and the finish is dewy.
Is the Eco Cosmetics Baby & Kids Sun Cream SPF 50+?
Yes, it is a pure mineral sunscreen with Titanium Dioxide as its only filter, aimed at babies and kids.
How strong is the sun protection?
Protection is rated weak, with an overall score of 49.0/100. Despite the high labeled SPF, it is generally best viewed as a gentle, mineral-only option with limited measured performance.