Malibu SPF 6 Bronzing Tanning Oil With Coconut
54/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Malibu SPF 6 Bronzing Tanning Oil is a low-SPF tanning oil with a chemical blend of octocrylene and avobenzone, designed for bronzing rather than full sun defense. It has a dewy, oily finish with low white cast, but sits higher on the pore-clogging scale and rates poorly as a makeup base. SPF 6 offers only minimal UV protection and is generally not suitable as a daily sunscreen. The moderate rating here and a score of 53.8/100 make it the lowest scorer in this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
40
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
- −2 Other sensitizers (lanolin)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol at #9, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Coconut Oil at #7, heavy oil
- −10 Paraffinum Liquidum at #1, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #4, heavy comedogenic ester
- −18 Coconut Oil at #7, comedogenic oil/butter
- −7 Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol at #9, comedogenic oil/butter
- −14 2 heavy comedogens high in the list
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Fungal acne
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- −38 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +0 Paraffinum Liquidum at #1, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Adipate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
- → 11 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum, Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 20 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (14)
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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 10 heavy oil
- 8 → dewy occlusive
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- ↑ 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 3 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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13 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is SPF 6 tanning oil enough sun protection?
No, SPF 6 offers only minimal UV protection and is generally not suitable as a daily sunscreen. This is a bronzing tanning oil meant for tanning rather than full sun defense.
Is the Malibu SPF 6 Bronzing Tanning Oil With Coconut good for oily or acne-prone skin?
Not especially. It has a dewy, oily finish and sits higher on the pore-clogging scale, so it may not suit acne-prone skin, and it rates poorly as a makeup base.
Is the Malibu SPF 6 Bronzing Tanning Oil With Coconut mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using octocrylene and avobenzone. It scores 53.8/100, the lowest in this group, mainly because of the very low SPF.