Eco Cosmetics Sunscreen SPF 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Eco Cosmetics Sunscreen SPF 30 is a pure mineral sunscreen protected by Titanium Dioxide alone. It has a dewy finish, a medium feel on skin and a medium white cast, and works poorly as a makeup base. Sting and breakout risk are both low. Despite the SPF 30 label, protection rates weak, and the score of 49.0/100 reflects limited measured coverage, so reapply often and do not rely on it for long exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
21
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +4.5 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Heavy feel
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- −10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
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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 #9, 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 #15, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
- +12 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 14 8 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, …)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 20 8 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 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 (27)
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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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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8 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Tricaprylin
Supporting ingredient
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13 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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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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21 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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22 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Is Eco Cosmetics Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, protected by titanium dioxide alone.
Does the Eco Cosmetics Sunscreen SPF 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is medium, and it has a medium, somewhat heavier feel with a dewy finish. It works poorly as a makeup base.
Is the SPF 30 reliable?
Despite the SPF 30 label, protection rates weak and it scores 49.0/100, reflecting limited measured coverage. Reapply often and do not rely on it for long exposure.