Hawaiian Tropic Protective Dry Oil Continuous Spray Oil SPF 30
54/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hawaiian Tropic Protective Dry Oil Continuous Spray is an SPF 30 chemical spray oil using an older-generation filter set of Octocrylene, Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) and Avobenzone. It applies lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, but its high sweat-sting rating means it can irritate if it reaches the eyes. The low breakout-trigger rating is favorable, though spray oils are generally better suited to the body than the face. With good protection and a score of 53.5/100, it is a basic beach-and-body option rather than a daily-face choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
55
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- β6.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
9
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #23, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- β11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
15
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Oxybenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β18 Volatile alcohol at #1
- β5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Coconut Oil at #9, heavy oil
- β6 Paraffinum Liquidum at #6, heavy oil
- +3.6 Volatile alcohol at #1, evaporating texture
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Comedogenic
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Coconut Oil at #9, comedogenic oil/butter
- β4 Glycine Soja Oil at #11, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
63
- +100 Starting score
- β37 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil, Coconut Oil, Zea Mays Oil)
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Fabric stains
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β20 Oxybenzone at #3, yellow stains on white cotton
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 22 Volatile alcohol at #1
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 5 3 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Coconut Oil, Zea Mays Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 5 Volatile alcohol at #1
- β 7 3 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Zea Mays Oil)
- β 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #1), fast, even canvas
- β 10 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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
Full ingredient list (29)
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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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- β 5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 22 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 13 film former
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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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 6 heavy oil
- 5 β dewy occlusive
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fragrance
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 3 heavy oil
- β 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Amyl Acetate
Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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13 Zea Mays Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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24 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is the Hawaiian Tropic Dry Oil spray good for your face?
It scores 53.5/100 and is a spray oil with a high sweat-sting rating, so it is generally better suited to the body than the face. Protection is rated good at SPF 30.
Is the Hawaiian Tropic Protective Dry Oil Continuous Spray Oil SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters: Octocrylene, Oxybenzone and Avobenzone. It contains no mineral filters.
Does it sting the eyes?
Its sweat-sting rating is high, so it can irritate if it reaches the eyes. Keep the spray away from the eye area.