Jafra Royal Boost Cover Me Sunscreen Broad Spectrum Spf 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Jafra Royal Boost Cover Me is a broad-spectrum SPF 30 chemical sunscreen built on an older filter set of homosalate, octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate and avobenzone. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and is generally low on white cast, so it sits easily on the skin without a stinging feel. The acne-friendly profile is a plus, but the modest SPF 30 and dated filters put its UV defense on the weaker end. With a 49/100 score and protection rated weak, it reads as a basic everyday option rather than a standout.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
27
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #10, UV filter
- +9.6 Homosalate at #12, UV filter
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #15, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #16, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #12 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #16, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #15, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −22 8 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #16, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Homosalate at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #28, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
14
- +100 Starting score
- −36 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Trideceth-9)
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Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #15, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #16, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Lauroyl Lysine)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #24, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Lauroyl Lysine, Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 10 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (49)
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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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11 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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12 Homosalate
Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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16 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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17 Styrene
Supporting ingredient
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18 Arginine
pH adjuster
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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30 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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31 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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33 Royal Jelly
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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39 Trideceth-9
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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41 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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44 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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48 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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49 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
Is the Jafra Royal Boost Cover Me Sunscreen Broad Spectrum Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. The UV filters are homosalate, octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate and avobenzone, an older filter set with no mineral zinc or titanium.
Does the Jafra Royal Boost Cover Me Sunscreen Broad Spectrum Spf 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. As a fully chemical formula it absorbs into the skin and wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, so it should not leave a noticeable mineral cast.
Is it any good?
It scores 49/100, which is on the lower end. The acne-friendly, low-cast feel is nice, but the modest SPF 30 and dated filters mean protection is rated weak, so it works as a basic everyday option rather than a top performer.