Etos Baby & Kids Sensitive Sun Cream SPF 50+
86/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Etos Baby & Kids Sensitive Sun Cream SPF 50+ is a hybrid sunscreen with a broad, modern filter set including Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Tinosorb S, Uvasorb HEB, and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid. It wears with a dewy finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and is generally low risk for clogging pores, with makeup sitting okay over it. With excellent protection and a high score of 85.8/100, it is a robust high-SPF choice for sensitive skin and family use.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
86
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #8, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #11, UV filter
- +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #14, UV filter
- −30.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #15, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- −27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Canola Oil)
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Canola Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 12 4 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Canola Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 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 (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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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 (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 8.4 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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16 Canola Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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28 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
Is Etos Baby & Kids Sensitive Sun Cream SPF 50+ good?
Yes, it scores 85.8/100 with excellent protection, making it a robust high-SPF choice for sensitive skin and family use.
Is the Etos Baby & Kids Sensitive Sun Cream SPF 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid using a broad modern lineup, including Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Tinosorb S, and Uvasorb HEB.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. It has a dewy finish and a lightweight feel, so it stays fairly discreet on skin.