First Aid Beauty Hydrating Sunscreen Milk SPF 45
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
First Aid Beauty Hydrating Sunscreen Milk is an SPF 45 chemical sunscreen built on an older-generation filter set of Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and the low breakout-trigger rating suits blemish-prone skin, while a medium sweat-sting rating means it is best kept away from the eyes. It layers under makeup acceptably. With good protection and a score of 68.5/100, it is a solid hydrating daily milk.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 45)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 Glycine Soja Oil at #17, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil)
- β27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- β 2 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 4 2 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- β 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (43)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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10 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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12 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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15 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 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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Botanical extract
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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32 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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38 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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39 Inulin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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40 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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41 Cellulose
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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42 Fructose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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43 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is the First Aid Beauty Sunscreen Milk mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters: Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. It contains no mineral filters.
Does the First Aid Beauty Hydrating Sunscreen Milk SPF 45 leave a white cast?
Its white cast is rated low, so it is generally easy to wear without visible residue. The finish is balanced and lightweight.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
It carries a low breakout-trigger rating, which is generally favorable for blemish-prone skin. A medium sweat-sting rating means it is best kept away from the eyes.