Hawaiin Tropic Spf 30 Pump Air Soft Sun Lotion
64/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
About this sunscreen
Hawaiian Tropic SPF 30 Pump Air Soft Sun Lotion is a chemical sunscreen with an older-school filter set of Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene and Avobenzone (Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane) plus a touch of Titanium Dioxide. It wears matte and lightweight with low white cast and is generally low on pore-clogging, though it may sting if sweat carries it into the eyes. Protection is good for outdoor SPF 30 wear. At 63.8/100 it is a reasonable everyday lotion.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Good
64
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #27, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- −3.8 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
☢️
Health safety
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #19, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
🤧
Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −11 4 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −1 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
👻
White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #27
- +3 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
🔥
Eye sting
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
🪨
Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #27
- +0.3 Volatile hydrocarbon at #2, flashes off
🍄
Fungal acne
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteth-10 Phosphate)
👕
Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #41, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #27, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +12 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
💧
Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
✨
Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Adipate)
💄
Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
🌊
Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (41)
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.
-
1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
-
Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
15 Fragrance
Fragrance
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
pH adjuster
-
24 Mica
Colorant or pigment
-
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
-
28 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
-
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
38 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
40 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
41 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
What SPF is Hawaiian Tropic Air Soft Sun Lotion?
It is SPF 30, offering good protection for outdoor wear. It comes in an easy pump format for body application.
Is the Hawaiin Tropic Spf 30 Pump Air Soft Sun Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical, using Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene and Avobenzone, with a small amount of Titanium Dioxide. It is not a pure mineral formula.
Does the Hawaiin Tropic Spf 30 Pump Air Soft Sun Lotion leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and it wears matte and lightweight, so it should blend in well. It may sting if sweat carries it into the eyes.