Joy Revivify Hello Sun Sunblock & Anti-Tan Lotion Sunscreen Spf 50, Pa+++
56/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Joy Revivify Hello Sun Sunblock and Anti-Tan Lotion SPF 50 PA+++ is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter set, mixing Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Benzophenone-3 and a touch of Titanium Dioxide. It wears balanced and lightweight with a low white cast and is generally fine under makeup. It is low for pore-clogging but may sting in sweat. Protection registers as good, while the overall score of 56 is held back by the dated filter profile.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +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
- +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
Low
14
- +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
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Allergens
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −18 Sensitizing preservatives (Methylisothiazolinone)
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #13
- +3 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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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 #9, 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
0
- +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
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #39, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #13, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +12 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Kaolin)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Kaolin)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 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 (41)
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
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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14 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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16 Kaolin
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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17 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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25 Arbutin
Supporting ingredient
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26 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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32 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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36 Fragrance
Fragrance
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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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39 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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40 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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41 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does Joy Revivify Hello Sun leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and wears balanced and lightweight, despite the small amount of Titanium Dioxide in the blend.
Is the Joy Revivify Hello Sun Sunblock & Anti-Tan Lotion Sunscreen Spf 50, Pa+++ mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical on an older filter set including Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Benzophenone-3, with a touch of Titanium Dioxide.
Is it good?
Protection is good at SPF 50, but the dated filter profile pulls the overall score to 56, making it an average choice.