Hello Sunday The Essential One - SPF Body Lotion
77/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hello Sunday The Essential One is an SPF body lotion built on a hybrid chemical filter system, blending octocrylene and avobenzone with modern Tinosorb-type and Uvinul T 150 filters for broad coverage. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish and low white cast, though it may sting slightly if it reaches the eyes. It is low risk for clogged pores and layers acceptably under makeup. With excellent protection and a score of 76.6, it is a capable everyday body sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #11, UV filter
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #12, UV filter
- −25.9 UVB coverage saturated
- −7.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
- −4 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #23, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Trideceth-6)
- +0 Dimethicone at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #39, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (42)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 13 film former
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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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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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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
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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24 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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25 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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30 Carnosine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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32 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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34 Trideceth-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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36 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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38 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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40 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Pantolactone
Supporting ingredient
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42 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is this mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical body lotion using a hybrid filter system, blending octocrylene and avobenzone with modern Tinosorb-type and Uvinul T 150 filters for broad coverage.
Will the Hello Sunday The Essential One - SPF Body Lotion sting my eyes?
Stinging risk is rated medium, so it may irritate slightly if it reaches the eyes. It is intended as a body lotion, where this is less of a concern.
Is the Hello Sunday The Essential One - SPF Body Lotion good?
It scores 76.6 out of 100 with excellent protection, making it a capable everyday body sunscreen. It wears balanced and lightweight with low white cast.