PLUM Grape Seed & Sea Buckthorn Light Stay Day Cream Spf 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
PLUM Grape Seed & Sea Buckthorn Light Stay Day Cream SPF 30 is a chemical day cream combining oxybenzone, octinoxate, and titanium dioxide for basic daytime cover. It keeps a balanced, lightweight feel with low white cast and does not commonly sting, so it is pleasant to wear. The filters are older generation and the measured protection comes out weak, holding the score to 49.0/100. Fine as a light moisturizing day cream, but it is generally not enough for serious sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
34
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #2, UV filter
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #10, UV filter
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −2 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Oxybenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #13
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #2, yellow stains on white cotton
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #13, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (15)
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 (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fragrance
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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12 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
Is PLUM Light Stay Day Cream SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, using oxybenzone and octinoxate with a little titanium dioxide. The blend is older generation rather than next generation.
Does the PLUM Grape Seed & Sea Buckthorn Light Stay Day Cream Spf 30 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low and the finish is balanced and lightweight. It also does not commonly sting, so it is comfortable as a daytime moisturizer.
Is it good?
It scores 49.0/100, which is on the weak side. The measured protection reads weak, so it is best as a light day cream rather than serious sun defense.