Montarbo Skincare Daily Prevention Broad Spectrum Spf 30 Lotion
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Montarbo Skincare Daily Prevention Broad Spectrum Spf 30 Lotion is a sunscreen lotion that pairs mineral Titanium Dioxide with the chemical filter Octinoxate (Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate). It has a dewy finish, feels lightweight, and is unlikely to leave a white cast or to sting. Breakout risk is generally low and it sits okay under makeup. Protection is rated weak, and with a score of 49.0/100 it is best viewed as a light daily moisturizer with sun support rather than primary protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- −2 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 4% declared
- −6 Microcrystalline Wax at #10, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Palmitate at #7, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
62
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 8 2 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate, Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 4 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
- +4 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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 4% declared
- ↑ 10 4% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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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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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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11 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is the Montarbo Skincare Daily Prevention Broad Spectrum Spf 30 Lotion good?
It scores 49.0/100 in our ratings, which is on the low end. Protection is rated weak, so it is better as a light daily moisturizer with sun support than as primary protection.
Is the Montarbo Skincare Daily Prevention Broad Spectrum Spf 30 Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid. It combines mineral Titanium Dioxide with the chemical filter Octinoxate (Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate).
What SPF is it?
It is SPF 30. Keep in mind our rating flags its overall protection as weak despite the SPF 30 label.