Mustela High Protection Solar Stick SPF 30
94/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mustela High Protection Solar Stick SPF 30 is a modern chemical sunscreen built on contemporary UV filters including Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone and Ethylhexyl Triazone. Despite the stick format it wears light with a balanced finish, low white cast and a low pore-clogging profile, and it does not commonly sting. It layers well under makeup. With excellent rated protection and an outstanding score of 93.7/100, it is a top-tier option for face and on-the-go use.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
93
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +22.8 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #6, UV filter
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
- β24 UVB coverage saturated
- β10 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β4 Persea Gratissima Oil at #11, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- β14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 2 1 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 6 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- β 3 1 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (13)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Supporting ingredient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- β 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol)
- β 22.8 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- β 20.9 UV protection
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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10 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
Is the Mustela High Protection Solar Stick SPF 30?
Yes, it scores 93.7/100, which is excellent. Protection is rated excellent and it wears light with low white cast, making it a top-tier option even in stick form.
Does the Mustela High Protection Solar Stick SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It is built on modern chemical filters, so it blends in clear despite being a stick.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a modern chemical sunscreen using contemporary filters like Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and Ethylhexyl Triazone.