Solara Suncare Go! Mineral Defense Sport Antioxidant Face Sunscreen, SPF 50
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Solara Suncare Go! Mineral Defense Sport Antioxidant Face Sunscreen, SPF 50 is a pure mineral sport sunscreen using Zinc Oxide. It has a dewy finish but feels heavy on skin and can leave a moderate white cast, and it is a poor base under makeup with a moderate pore-clogging risk. It does not commonly sting. The SPF 50 gives moderate protection, and with a score of 62.8 out of 100 it is a middling mineral option whose heavier, richer texture suits outdoor and sport use more than daily facial wear.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- β15 Pure mineral formula (20% total declared)
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- β10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- β2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #14, butter/occlusive fat
- β10 Coconut Oil at #3, heavy oil
- β10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
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Comedogenic
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- β38 Coconut Oil at #3, comedogenic oil/butter
- β2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #14, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
36
- +100 Starting score
- β50 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- β14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
- β 11 3 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- β 16 3 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- β 11 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
Full ingredient list (28)
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 20% declared
- β 40 20% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 10 heavy oil
- β 38 comedogenic oil/butter
- 6 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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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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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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17 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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18 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Is Solara Go Mineral Defense good under makeup?
It rates as a poor base under makeup and feels heavy on skin, so it does not layer well beneath foundation. The dewy, richer texture suits outdoor and sport use more than daily facial wear.
Is Solara Go Mineral Defense mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide as its only filter, which is common for sport-style mineral formulas.
Is Solara Go Mineral Defense SPF 50 good for acne-prone skin?
Its pore-clogging risk is rated medium and the texture is heavy and dewy, so oily or breakout-prone skin may find it too rich. It scores 62.8 out of 100 overall, a middling result.