Hello Sunday The Shimmer One Mineral Glow Stick SPF45
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hello Sunday The Shimmer One is a pure mineral glow stick using Zinc Oxide for SPF 45 sun protection. It delivers a dewy, shimmery finish with low white cast and does not commonly sting, though it sits a little heavier on skin than a fluid. With moderate protection and a score of 68.0/100, it works best as a convenient mineral top-up or glow layer rather than a primary high-protection sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 45)
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White cast
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #34
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +36 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +3.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −6 Tribehenin at #8, wax film
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #20, heavy comedogenic ester
- −17 Isostearyl Isostearate at #4, heavy comedogenic ester
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #16, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil, Lecithin)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #35, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #15, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (35)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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11 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Malic Acid
pH adjuster
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22 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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25 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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31 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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33 Glucomannan
Supporting ingredient
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Colorant or pigment
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35 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Does Hello Sunday The Shimmer One leave a white cast?
White cast is low for a mineral product. It uses Zinc Oxide and adds a shimmery, dewy glow, so it reads more luminous than chalky on most skin tones.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, using only Zinc Oxide for SPF 45 protection.
Is the Hello Sunday glow stick good?
It scores 68.0/100 with moderate protection and does not commonly sting. It works best as a convenient mineral glow layer or top-up rather than your main high-protection sunscreen.