H-E-B Mineral Sensitive Skin Sunscreen SPF 30
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
H-E-B Mineral Sensitive Skin Sunscreen SPF 30 is, despite its name, built on an older-generation chemical filter set of avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene. It finishes matte, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, with a low breakout-trigger rating that suits oily and acne-prone skin. SPF 30 provides good everyday protection, and it works as an okay base under makeup. It scores 65.0/100, a dependable matte daily sunscreen.
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
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +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 #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #21, wax film
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +100 Starting score
- −30 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate)
- +0 Saccharomyces/Podophyllum Peltatum Ferment Filtrate at #14, ferment, disputed Malassezia trigger (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +20 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (28)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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16 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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28 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is H-E-B Mineral Sensitive Skin SPF 30 actually mineral?
Despite the name, the listed filters are chemical: avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene. It is not a mineral sunscreen by its filter list.
Is the H-E-B Mineral Sensitive Skin Sunscreen SPF 30 good for oily skin?
Yes, it finishes matte with a low breakout-trigger rating, which suits oily and acne-prone skin. It also stays lightweight on the skin.
What SPF is it and is it any good?
It is SPF 30 with good protection, and it scores 65.0/100. That makes it a dependable matte everyday sunscreen.