Seven Minerals Skin Friendly Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Seven Minerals Skin Friendly Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen using Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (avobenzone), Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. Despite the name, this formula relies on organic filters rather than minerals, with a balanced finish, a lightweight feel and no notable white cast. Some users may find it can sting if it reaches the eyes during sweat. Good protection and a 68.3/100 score make it a capable everyday lotion.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (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
43
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Mangifera Indica Seed Butter at #24, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #15, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #15, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +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)
- −9 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 #4, 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 #18, 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 (Coconut Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter)
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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 (30)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 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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8 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
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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15 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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18 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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28 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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29 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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30 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is Seven Minerals Skin Friendly Sunscreen actually mineral?
No, despite the brand name it is a chemical sunscreen. It uses organic filters including avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene, with no mineral UV filters listed.
Does the Seven Minerals Skin Friendly Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, it shows no notable white cast. White cast is rated low, which is typical of all-chemical formulas.
Is Seven Minerals SPF 50 lotion any good?
It is a capable everyday lotion. It earns good protection and a 68.3/100 score, though it may sting if it reaches the eyes during sweat.