Happier Sunscreen Stick
93/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Happier Sunscreen Stick is a modern chemical sunscreen built on Uvinul A Plus, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Tinosorb S in a convenient stick format. It commonly leaves low white cast with a dewy finish, is generally lightweight and non-stinging, and is reported to be low on the pore-clogging scale. With a top score of 93.0/100 and excellent protection, it is an outstanding pick for easy, on-the-go reapplication.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
92
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −6 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Heavy feel
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Candelilla Wax at #18, wax film
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −33 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Dibehenate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #30, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (33)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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6 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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17 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Solvent base, the water phase
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20 Extract
Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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31 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Ci 42090
Colorant or pigment
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33 Ci 16255
Colorant or pigment
Is the Happier Sunscreen Stick good?
It scores a top 93.0/100 with excellent protection. It is an outstanding pick, especially for easy on-the-go reapplication in a stick format.
Does the Happier Sunscreen Stick leave a white cast?
It commonly leaves low white cast with a dewy finish, so it blends in well on most skin tones.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a modern chemical sunscreen, using Uvinul A Plus, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Tinosorb S.