JLO BEAUTY That Big Screen In A Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Moisturizer
74/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
JLO Beauty That Big Screen is a chemical-led SPF 30 moisturizer using homosalate and ethylhexyl salicylate alongside zinc oxide. It wears to a balanced finish, feels lightweight, keeps white cast low, and does not commonly sting. It is generally low in pore-clogging risk but is a poor choice under makeup. With a score of 74.2 and good protection, it is a comfortable daily SPF moisturizer best worn on its own.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Zinc Oxide, 3% declared
- +0.4 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 3% declared
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #28, wax film
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Stearate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #34, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Trehalose)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (45)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 6 3% declared
- ↑ 8 3% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → 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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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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29 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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37 Farnesol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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42 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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43 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is the JLO Beauty That Big Screen good?
Its score is 74.2 out of 100 with good protection. It wears light and low-cast, though it is rated a poor makeup base, so it is best on its own.
Is the JLO BEAUTY That Big Screen In A Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Moisturizer mineral or chemical?
It is chemical-led, using homosalate and ethylhexyl salicylate alongside zinc oxide.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low. The mostly chemical formula generally absorbs without a visible cast.