Seven Minerals Skin Friendly Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Seven Minerals Skin Friendly Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter system: avobenzone, a salicylate and octocrylene. It commonly wears balanced and lightweight with a low white cast, though it may sting sensitive eyes somewhat. With moderate protection and a score of 68.2/100, it is a fair everyday option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
50
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Mangifera Indica Seed Butter at #23, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #14, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #14, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
33
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #17, the anchor humectant
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Coconut Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (29)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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7 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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14 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Botanical extract
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17 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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27 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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28 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is Seven Minerals Skin Friendly Lotion mineral or chemical?
Despite the brand name, it is a chemical sunscreen, using older filters avobenzone, a salicylate and octocrylene, with no mineral filters.
Will the Seven Minerals Skin Friendly Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30 sting my eyes?
It is rated medium for stinging, so it may irritate sensitive eyes for some people. Apply carefully around the eye area.
Is it good?
It is mid-tier, scoring 68.2 out of 100. Protection is moderate and the older filter set keeps it from ranking higher.