Hipp Baby Gentle Sun Face Cream SPF 50+
91/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hipp Baby Gentle Sun Face Cream SPF 50+ is a hybrid sunscreen with a notably modern filter set, including diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate and bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine for broad UVA coverage. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and is low on white cast, generally does not sting, and has low pore-clogging risk, fitting its gentle baby positioning. Protection is rated excellent. At 90.5/100 it is one of the strongest picks in this group and a dependable choice for sensitive skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +14 Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #15, UV filter
- +14.4 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #18, UV filter
- −23.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −18.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −3.9 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #8
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #7, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 3 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Propylheptyl Caprylate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +14 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Amiloxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 14 UV protection
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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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 (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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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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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 8.4 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does Hipp Baby Gentle Sun Face Cream leave a white cast?
No, white cast is generally low. It is a hybrid with a modern filter set that wears with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is the Hipp Baby Gentle Sun Face Cream SPF 50+ good for sensitive skin?
It is generally well suited to sensitive skin. It does not commonly sting and pore-clogging risk is rated low, in line with its gentle baby positioning.
Is Hipp Baby Gentle Sun Face Cream any good?
It scores 90.5/100, one of the highest in this group. Protection is excellent and the modern filters give broad UVA coverage, making it a dependable choice.