Kiss My Face Sensitive Side 3In1 Sunscreen Lotion, Spf 30
75/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Kiss My Face Sensitive Side 3-in-1 Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 blends older chemical filters (ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and ethylhexyl salicylate) with zinc oxide. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight and shows low white cast, and does not sting, which suits its sensitive-skin positioning. Low pore-clogging potential makes it generally agreeable for most skin types, and it sits okay under makeup. With good protection and a score of 75/100, it is a solid everyday lotion.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
63
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −5 UVB coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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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
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- → 4 1 strong humectants (Beta-Glucan)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (23)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 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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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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21 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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22 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does the Kiss My Face Sensitive Side 3In1 Sunscreen Lotion, Spf 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. The balanced, lightweight lotion tends to absorb without a visible film despite including zinc oxide.
Is the Kiss My Face Sensitive Side 3In1 Sunscreen Lotion, Spf 30 good for sensitive skin?
It is generally agreeable. The formula does not sting and has low pore-clogging potential, which commonly suits sensitive and most skin types.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a mix, blending the older chemical filters ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and ethylhexyl salicylate with zinc oxide.
Is it good?
It scores 75/100 with good SPF 30 protection. It is a solid everyday lotion that sits okay under makeup.