Get Balmy Strawberry SPF
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Get Balmy Strawberry SPF is a chemical sunscreen using old-school filters, Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It has a dewy finish with a low white cast but a medium, somewhat heavier feel, and it is poor as a makeup base. While it is generally non-stinging with low pore-clogging risk, the protection is rated weak and the score is 49.0/100, so it is best viewed as a light cosmetic balm rather than reliable sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
18
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #8, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #8 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Medium
34
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Cera Alba at #9, wax film
- −20 Microcrystalline Wax at #3, wax film
- −12 Ozokerite at #7, wax film
- −12 Synthetic Wax at #5, wax film
- −6 Paraffin at #12, wax film
- −10 Paraffinum Liquidum at #1, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #2, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
- +0 Paraffinum Liquidum at #1, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #19, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
- → 8 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +24 5 water-locking waxes
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 10 heavy oil
- 8 → dewy occlusive
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Paraffin
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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15 Aroma
Fragrance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
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18 Ci 15850
Colorant or pigment
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19 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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20 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Get Balmy Strawberry SPF mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using the old-school filters Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. There are no mineral filters in the formula.
Is Get Balmy Strawberry SPF good for makeup or oily skin?
It is rated poor as a makeup base and has a dewy, medium-weight feel, so it may not suit oily skin or layering under makeup. Pore-clogging risk is low, but the texture leans richer.
Is this a good sunscreen?
Its protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0/100, the lowest tier. It is better seen as a light cosmetic balm than as reliable sun protection.