Mimitika Sunscreen Body Spray SPF 50
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mimitika Sunscreen Body Spray SPF 50 is a chemical spray built on a modern triple-filter blend of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, classed as hybrid here. The spray is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, though it may sting somewhat. Breakout risk is low and it sits okay under makeup. With a score of 65.6/100 and moderate protection, it is a convenient everyday body spray.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +22 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −8 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
61
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #23, wax film
- +0.5 Volatile silicone at #5, flashes off
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Squalene)
- −30 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Oleate)
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate)
- +6 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydrated Silica)
- ← 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Squalene, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydrated Silica)
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Squalene)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 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 (33)
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
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
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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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fragrance
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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12 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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14 Squalene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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31 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is the Mimitika Sunscreen Body Spray SPF 50 easy to apply?
Yes, it is a body spray, so it is quick and convenient to apply over larger areas. The lightweight texture leaves a balanced finish.
Does the Mimitika Sunscreen Body Spray SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is low, since it uses chemical filters only. It should not leave a noticeable film.
Is it good?
It scores 65.6/100 with moderate measured protection, making it a convenient everyday body spray rather than a top performer.