Hawaiian Tropic Skin Defense Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hawaiian Tropic Skin Defense Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter set of avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, a low white cast, and a low pore-clogging risk. Sweat resistance is middling. Protection is rated good and the score is 64.8/100, a familiar everyday lotion for general sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +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
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +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)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- β11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +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
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Mangifera Indica Seed Butter at #24, butter/occlusive fat
- β5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Mangifera Indica Seed Butter)
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteth-10 Phosphate)
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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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Mangifera Indica Seed Butter)
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Adipate)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Mangifera Indica Seed Butter)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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 (32)
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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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 7 film former
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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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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30 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is the Hawaiian Tropic Skin Defense Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter set of avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene.
Does the Hawaiian Tropic Skin Defense Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is balanced, so it generally blends in. It wears lightweight with a low pore-clogging risk.
Is it good?
It scores 64.8/100 with protection rated good at SPF 50. It is a familiar everyday lotion for general sun exposure.