Miami Gorgeous La Playa Zinc Sun Stick Spf 30
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Miami Gorgeous La Playa Zinc Sun Stick is an SPF 30 fully mineral stick using Zinc Oxide. It has a dewy finish, keeps white cast low, and does not sting, but it feels heavier on skin and is a poor base under makeup, with moderate pore-clogging potential. Protection is rated moderate. The modest overall score makes it best for body or touch-up use rather than long sun days.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 13% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (13% total declared)
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Heavy feel
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Zinc Oxide, 13% declared
- −20 Cera Alba at #3, wax film
- −10 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #6, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Coconut Oil at #7, heavy oil
- −6 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #5, heavy oil
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Coconut Oil at #7, comedogenic oil/butter
- −18 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #6, comedogenic oil/butter
- −15 Persea Gratissima Oil at #2, moderate comedogenic signal
- −14 2 heavy comedogens high in the list
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 14 3 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 20 3 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Coconut Oil)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 20 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +10 1 water-locking waxes
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 (11)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 28 13% declared
- ↑ 18 13% 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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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 15 moderate comedogenic signal
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- 5 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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8 Aroma
Fragrance
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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11 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a fully mineral sunscreen, using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter.
Is the Miami Gorgeous La Playa Zinc Sun Stick Spf 30 good under makeup?
It is rated poor as a makeup base. The dewy finish feels heavier on skin and pore-clogging potential is moderate, so it is better for body or touch-up use.
Does the Miami Gorgeous La Playa Zinc Sun Stick Spf 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low for a mineral stick, though the finish is dewy rather than matte.