Hawaiian Tropic Hydrating Protection SPF 50 Lotion
75/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hawaiian Tropic Hydrating Protection SPF 50 Lotion is a chemical sunscreen that pairs classic filters like Octocrylene and Avobenzone (Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane) with the more modern Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone for a hybrid blend. It wears with a balanced, lightweight, hydrating finish and shows low white cast, though it has a medium sting rating to keep in mind around the eyes. Pore-clogging is rated low. Protection is good at SPF 50 and the overall score of 74.5/100 makes it a dependable daily lotion.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
65
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +22.8 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #7, UV filter
- β4.7 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (13)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol)
- β 22.8 UV protection
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 7 film former
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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12 Diethylamine
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
Does Hawaiian Tropic Hydrating Protection leave a white cast?
It is rated low for white cast, so it generally applies without a visible tint. The finish is balanced, lightweight and hydrating.
Is the Hawaiian Tropic Hydrating Protection SPF 50 Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid blend, pairing classic filters like Octocrylene and Avobenzone with the modern Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone.
Is it good for the price of protection?
It scores 74.5/100 with good SPF 50 protection, a dependable result. Note the medium sting rating when applying near the eyes.