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Hello Sunday The Retouch One - Face Mist: SPF 30

Hello Sunday SPF 30
Hello Sunday The Retouch One - Face Mist: SPF 30

81/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Hello Sunday The Retouch One Face Mist SPF 30 is a hybrid spray pairing Octocrylene and Avobenzone with modern Tinosorb S and Ethylhexyl Triazone. The mist finishes balanced, stays lightweight, leaves little to no white cast and does not sting, so it reapplies easily over makeup. Protection is rated excellent. With a score of 81.1 out of 100, it is a convenient top-up sunscreen for daily wear.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 84
  • +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
  • +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #10, UV filter
  • −22.6 UVB coverage saturated
  • −5.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

High 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −2 Ensulizole at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #17, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

Low 91
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #23, hyaluronic family
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
  • ← 6 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dicaprylyl Ether)
  • → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
  • → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (23)

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. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  4. 4 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)

    • ↑ 15.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  5. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. 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
  8. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  9. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 17.6 UV protection
  10. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 11.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
  11. Supporting ingredient

  12. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  13. 13 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  14. 14 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  15. 15 Carnosine

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  17. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  19. 19 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  20. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  21. 21 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  22. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  23. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family

Can you use Hello Sunday Retouch One mist over makeup?

Yes. The mist leaves little to no white cast, does not sting and rates well as a makeup base, so it reapplies easily over cosmetics.

Is the Hello Sunday The Retouch One - Face Mist: SPF 30 mineral or chemical?

It is a hybrid sunscreen. It pairs Octocrylene and Avobenzone with modern Tinosorb S and Ethylhexyl Triazone.

Is the protection good?

Yes, protection is rated excellent for an SPF 30 mist. It scores 81.1 out of 100 overall.

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