Holifrog Solar Daily Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30
74/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
The Holifrog Solar Daily Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 is a pure mineral formula using zinc oxide as its sole UV filter. It offers a balanced finish, low white cast for a mineral sunscreen and a lightweight daily feel, with low breakout-trigger risk and a generally non-stinging profile. Protection is rated moderate, fitting for routine daily wear rather than long, intense sun exposure. The score of 73.7/100 makes it a dependable everyday mineral choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 13% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (13% total declared)
- +18 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +1.8 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Octyldodecyl Oleate at #26, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Octyldodecyl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +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 #36, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (36)
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)
- ↑ 28 13% declared
- ↑ 18 13% declared
- ↑ 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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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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21 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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24 Phytosterols
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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28 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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29 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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31 Xanthan Gum
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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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36 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Holifrog Solar Daily Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, using zinc oxide as its only UV filter.
Does the Holifrog Solar Daily Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 leave a white cast?
It has a low white-cast rating for a mineral sunscreen and a balanced, lightweight daily finish.
Is it good?
Its protection is rated moderate with a score of 73.7/100, making it a dependable choice for everyday wear rather than long, intense sun exposure.