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Grown Alchemist Natural Hydrating Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF-30

Grown Alchemist Natural Hydrating Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF-30

68/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 41
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
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White cast

Medium 43
  • +100 Starting score
  • −42 Zinc Oxide, 19.5% declared
  • −15 Pure mineral formula (19.5% total declared)
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
  • +1.5 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel

Medium 57
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Zinc Oxide, 19.5% declared
  • −3 Coconut Oil at #11, heavy oil
  • −10 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #3, heavy oil
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Comedogenic

Low 93
  • +100 Starting score
  • −7 Coconut Oil at #11, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne

High 36
  • +100 Starting score
  • −50 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Coconut Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
  • −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
  • +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
  • → 7 Sodium Hyaluronate at #7, hyaluronic family
  • → 6 2 emollient lipids (Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Coconut Oil)
  • → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
  • → 9 2 emollient lipids (Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Coconut Oil)
  • → 8 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base

Poor
PillsPrimer
  • → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 11 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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 (14)

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.

  1. 1 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 42 19.5% declared
    • ↑ 30 19.5% declared
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 4 → nourishing light emollient
  3. Botanical extract

    • ↑ 10 heavy oil
    • 8 → dewy occlusive
    • ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
  4. Botanical extract

    • 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  5. Botanical extract

  6. Botanical extract

  7. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 7 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  8. Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  10. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  11. 11 Coconut Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 3 heavy oil
    • ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
    • 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  13. 13 Isostearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  14. 14 Linalool

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

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