Eucerine Eucerin Kids Mineral Sun Lotion Sensitive Protect SPF 30
75/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Eucerin Kids Mineral Sun Lotion Sensitive Protect SPF 30 is, despite the mineral name, a chemical sunscreen using homosalate, octocrylene, avobenzone, octisalate, and modern Tinosorb S. It wears with a balanced finish, a low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and sits acceptably under makeup. The filters can sting mildly near the eyes. With excellent rated protection and a score of 75.1, it is a strong everyday option for the whole family.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
84
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −14 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #19
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Eye sting
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #8, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #1, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 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 (20)
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 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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13 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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17 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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20 Ci 77288
Colorant or pigment
Is Eucerin Kids Mineral Sun Lotion actually mineral?
Despite the mineral name, it is a chemical sunscreen using homosalate, octocrylene, avobenzone, octisalate, and modern Tinosorb S. There are no mineral filters in its lineup.
Does the Eucerine Eucerin Kids Mineral Sun Lotion Sensitive Protect SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, it has a low white cast and a balanced finish. It wears lightweight on the skin.
Is the Eucerine Eucerin Kids Mineral Sun Lotion Sensitive Protect SPF 30 good?
It scores 75.1 out of 100 with excellent rated protection, making it a strong everyday option. The filters can sting mildly near the eyes.