Joy Hello Sun Sunblock & Anti Tan Lotion Sunscreen SPF 40 Pa+++
57/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Joy Hello Sun Sunblock & Anti Tan Lotion is an SPF 40 chemical sunscreen built on older-generation filters like Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Avobenzone and Benzophenone-3, with a touch of Titanium Dioxide. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight on skin and shows low white cast, and it is generally agreeable under makeup with low pore-clogging potential. Protection is good and the formula sits in the mid range overall. The score of 57.3 reflects a dated filter mix that holds it back from a stronger rating.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −5.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −9.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 40, PA rating)
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Health safety
Low
4
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- −10 Propylparaben at #22, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Palmitate at #10, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
67
- +100 Starting score
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #13, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- ← 0.5 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 →Full ingredient list (25)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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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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17 Dimethiconol
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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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Joy Hello Sun SPF 40 leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. It is mostly a chemical sunscreen with only a touch of Titanium Dioxide, so it tends to blend in without leaving an obvious mineral film.
Is the Joy Hello Sun Sunblock & Anti Tan Lotion Sunscreen SPF 40 Pa+++ mineral or chemical?
It is primarily chemical, built on older-generation filters like Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Avobenzone and Benzophenone-3, with a small amount of Titanium Dioxide. It is not a true mineral sunscreen.
Is Joy Hello Sun SPF 40 any good?
It scores 57.3 out of 100, which is mid range. Protection is good and it wears nicely under makeup, but the dated filter mix keeps the overall rating modest.