Pacifica Sun + Skincare, Mineral SPF Bronzing Body Butter, SPF 50, Coconut
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Pacifica Mineral SPF Bronzing Body Butter SPF 50 in Coconut is a pure mineral body formula with Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide. It has a rich, dewy finish and does not commonly sting, with low pore-clogging concerns and low white cast for a mineral. As a body butter it feels heavier on skin. Scoring 68.0/100 with moderate protection, it is a nourishing body sunscreen rather than a facial daily.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
53
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #32, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide, 22% declared
- β6 Titanium Dioxide at #32
- β10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- β15 Pure mineral formula (22% total declared)
- +43 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +4.3 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Zinc Oxide, 22% declared
- β2 Titanium Dioxide at #32
- β10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- β2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #31, butter/occlusive fat
- β1 Coconut Oil at #17, heavy oil
- β5 Behenyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
- β10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
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Comedogenic
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Coconut Oil at #17, comedogenic oil/butter
- β2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #31, comedogenic oil/butter
- β1 Octyldodecyl Oleate at #25, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- β42 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Octyldodecyl Oleate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #20, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- β5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Glycerin at #19, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #29, hyaluronic family
- β 6 3 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- β 3 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- β 8 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Coconut Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Cellulose Gum)
- β 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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¨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (34)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 55 22% declared
- β 40 22% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 2 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- β 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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8 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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15 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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17 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- β 1 heavy oil
- β 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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19 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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20 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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23 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- β 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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33 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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34 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Is Pacifica Bronzing Body Butter a mineral sunscreen?
Yes. It is a pure mineral body formula using Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide.
Does the Pacifica Sun + Skincare, Mineral SPF Bronzing Body Butter, SPF 50, Coconut leave a white cast?
For a mineral formula white cast is fairly low. As a body butter it has a rich, dewy finish and feels heavier on skin.
Is it good?
It scores 68.0/100 with moderate protection. It is a nourishing body sunscreen that does not commonly sting and is low on pore-clogging concerns, rather than a facial daily.