Herborist Juice For Skin Gluta Booster Lotion Serum SPF 30 Pa+++ Pome Berry & Beetroot
59/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Herborist Juice For Skin Gluta Booster Lotion Serum SPF 30 PA+++ is an older-style formula mixing titanium dioxide with octinoxate, avobenzone and octocrylene. It can show a medium amount of white cast and has a balanced, lightweight finish with low pore-clogging concern, but it does not layer especially well under makeup and may mildly sting. Scoring 58.5/100 with good protection, it is a serviceable but middling SPF 30 serum.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #12, UV filter
- −10.7 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 30, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #12, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #21
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
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Fabric stains
High
15
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #12, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #21
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #21
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Allantoin
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (28)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Fragrance
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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8 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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13 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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16 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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18 Beetroot Red
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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21 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Tris Citrate
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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26 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does this Herborist Gluta Booster serum leave a white cast?
It can show a medium amount of white cast, partly from the titanium dioxide in the older filter mix. Blending it in well helps reduce any visible residue.
Is the Herborist Juice For Skin Gluta Booster Lotion Serum SPF 30 Pa+++ Pome Berry & Beetroot good under makeup and for oily skin?
It is low on pore-clogging concern and lightweight, but it does not layer especially well under makeup. The finish is balanced and it may mildly sting near the eyes.
Is the Herborist SPF 30 serum a good sunscreen?
It scores 58.5/100 with good protection, which is middling overall. It works as a light SPF 30 serum but is outperformed by more modern formulas.