Eucerin Baby Sensitive Mineral SPF 50 Sunscreen
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Eucerin Baby Sensitive Mineral SPF 50 is a pure mineral sunscreen built on zinc oxide alone, formulated for babies and sensitive skin. It has a dewy finish with a medium, somewhat visible white cast and a slightly heavier feel typical of mineral formulas, but it does not commonly sting and has a low pore-clogging profile. It sits okay under makeup. Despite the SPF 50 label its measured protection lands at moderate, and at 68.8/100 it is a gentle family option where white cast is the main trade-off.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide, 24% declared
- β15 Pure mineral formula (24% total declared)
- +4.9 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Heavy feel
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Zinc Oxide, 24% declared
- β2 Cera Alba at #15, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- β17 Isopropyl Palmitate at #4, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- β24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- β 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (21)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 55 24% declared
- β 40 24% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 β dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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13 Polyester-27
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 3 film former
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Supporting ingredient
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15 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does Eucerin Baby Sensitive Mineral leave a white cast?
It can leave a white cast, rated medium, which is common for zinc oxide formulas. The dewy finish may make the residue more visible on deeper skin tones.
Is the Eucerin Baby Sensitive Mineral SPF 50 Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is mineral. Zinc oxide is the only UV filter, formulated for babies and sensitive skin.
Is Eucerin Baby Sensitive Mineral a good sunscreen?
It scores 68.8/100, with moderate measured protection despite the SPF 50 label. It is a gentle family option, with the medium white cast as the main trade-off.