Solara Suncare Go! Mineral Defense Sport Superfruit Body Sunscreen, SPF 50
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Solara Suncare Go! Mineral Defense Sport Superfruit Body Sunscreen SPF 50 is a pure mineral body sunscreen built on zinc oxide. It has a dewy finish but wears heavy and can leave some visible white cast, and it is a poor base under makeup, which fits its body-focused purpose. It does not sting, though its pore-clogging signals are moderate, so face use on acne-prone skin warrants caution. With moderate protection and a score of 62.8/100, it is a middling mineral choice best kept for body and outdoor use.
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 #25, 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)
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.
- β¨ Bisabolol
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (29)
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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Botanical extract
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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 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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16 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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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25 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Does Solara Suncare Go! Mineral body sunscreen leave a white cast?
It can leave some visible white cast. As a pure mineral zinc oxide formula with a dewy finish, it may show on skin more than a clear chemical sunscreen.
Is the Solara Suncare Go! Mineral Defense Sport Superfruit Body Sunscreen, SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, built on zinc oxide alone with no chemical filters.
Is Solara Suncare Go! good for the face?
It is designed as a sport body sunscreen and rates poorly as a makeup base, with a heavier feel and moderate pore-clogging signals. It scores 62.8 out of 100 with moderate protection, so it is best kept for body and outdoor use.