HAMPTON SUN Spf 30 Continuous Mist
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
HAMPTON SUN SPF 30 Continuous Mist is a spray sunscreen built on chemical filters: avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene. The mist is lightweight with low white cast, a balanced finish, and a low pore-clogging profile, and it layers well as a makeup-friendly base. Because the filters can be irritating around the eyes, it scores high on sting, so keep it away from the eye area. With good protection and a 63.1 score, it is a convenient reapplication spray for body and on-the-go use.
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 30)
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Health safety
Medium
37
- +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)
- β9 Retinyl Palmitate at #9, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
25
- +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
- β10 Volatile alcohol at #5
- β8 Fragrance
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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
Light
LightNourishing
- β 13 Volatile alcohol at #5
- β 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- β 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #5), fast, even canvas
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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.
- β¨ Aloe vera
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (14)
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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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 13 film former
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 9 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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10 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing light emollient
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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14 Fragrance
Fragrance
Will HAMPTON SUN Continuous Mist sting my eyes?
It scores high on stinging, which is common for spray sunscreens with filters like avobenzone and octocrylene. Keep it away from the eye area and avoid spraying directly onto the face.
Is the HAMPTON SUN Spf 30 Continuous Mist good under makeup?
Yes, it rates well as a makeup base. It is lightweight with low white cast and a balanced finish, so it commonly layers smoothly under other products.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a fully chemical sunscreen, built on avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene. It contains no mineral filters.