Pacifica Glow Baby SPF Body Lotion
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Pacifica Glow Baby SPF Body Lotion is a chemical sunscreen built on older-style filters: Avobenzone, Octocrylene, and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It keeps a low risk of white cast with a balanced finish and a lightweight feel, though it may sting slightly if it reaches the eyes. Protection is rated moderate and it is generally low on pore-clogging concerns. With a score in the low 60s it works as an everyday body lotion, but the dated filter mix holds it back versus newer formulas.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #15, butter/occlusive fat
- +0.3 Volatile hydrocarbon at #6, flashes off
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Fungal acne
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- β50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate)
- β5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #25, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #37, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +15 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Oryza Sativa Starch)
- β 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- β 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Oryza Sativa Starch, Silica)
- β 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (37)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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13 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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18 Lysolecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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21 Pullulan
Supporting ingredient
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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33 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Colorant or pigment
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37 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Pacifica Glow Baby SPF Body Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen built on older filters: Avobenzone, Octocrylene, and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. The dated filter mix is the main reason its score sits in the low 60s.
Does Pacifica Glow Baby leave a white cast?
No, it has a low white-cast profile with a balanced finish and a lightweight feel. It may sting somewhat if it reaches the eyes.
Is Pacifica Glow Baby SPF Body Lotion any good?
It scores in the low 60s with moderate protection, making it a decent everyday body lotion. The older filter set holds it back compared with newer formulas.