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Salt & Stone SPF 30 Suncreen Lotion

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Salt & Stone SPF 30 Suncreen Lotion

57/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 42
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
How we rate uv protection β†’
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate health safety β†’
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’55 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
  • βˆ’15 Pure mineral formula (20% total declared)
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

High 14
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’40 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
  • βˆ’6 Cera Alba at #12, wax film
  • βˆ’10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
  • βˆ’10 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #6, butter/occlusive fat
  • βˆ’10 Coconut Oil at #3, heavy oil
  • βˆ’10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’38 Coconut Oil at #3, comedogenic oil/butter
  • βˆ’18 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #6, comedogenic oil/butter
  • βˆ’14 2 heavy comedogens high in the list
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

High 0
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’50 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • βˆ’38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate)
  • βˆ’5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
  • βˆ’10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
  • +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #11, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
  • +3 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
How we rate fungal acne β†’
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
How we rate fabric stains β†’
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
  • β†’ 14 5 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, …)
  • β†’ 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • β†’ 20 5 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, …)
How we rate finish β†’
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Makeup base

Poor
PillsPrimer
  • ← 19 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +4 1 water-locking waxes
How we rate water resistance β†’

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.

  • ✨ Aloe vera
  • ✨ Vitamin E

Full ingredient list (19)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 1 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 55 20% declared
    • ↑ 40 20% declared
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
  2. 2 Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  3. 3 Coconut Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 10 heavy oil
    • ↑ 38 comedogenic oil/butter
    • 6 β†’ nourishing emollient lipid
    • 9 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
  4. 4 Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

    Botanical extract

    • 4 β†’ nourishing emollient lipid
    • 6 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  5. 5 Glyceryl Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  6. 6 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter

    Botanical extract

    • ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
    • ↑ 18 comedogenic oil/butter
    • 4 β†’ nourishing emollient lipid
    • 6 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  7. 7 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit

    Botanical extract

    • ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
    • 4 β†’ nourishing emollient lipid
    • 6 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  8. 8 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
  9. 9 Cetearyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 β†’ nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  10. 10 Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  11. 11 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

    Botanical extract

    • 2 β†’ nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
  12. 12 Cera Alba

    Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

    • ↑ 6 wax film
    • ↑ 4 wax water lock
  13. 13 Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract

    Botanical extract

  14. 14 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  15. 15 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  16. 16 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  17. 17 Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

  18. 18 Hydroxyethylcellulose

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  19. 19 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

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