Sonrei Sea Clearly® Organic SPF 50 Clear Sunscreen Mist
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sonrei Sea Clearly Organic SPF 50 Clear Sunscreen Mist is a chemical spray sunscreen using older filters: butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene. It applies clear and lightweight with a balanced finish, little white cast, and a low pore-clogging profile, so it works well over makeup for reapplication. Protection is rated only moderate despite the SPF 50 claim. At 66.7/100 it is a convenient mist, best treated as a top-up rather than sole protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +9.6 Homosalate at #12, UV filter
- +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #13, UV filter
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #14, 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 #12 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #14, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #11, 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
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Homosalate at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Octisalate at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #2
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #11, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #14, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #2
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #2
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #2), fast, even canvas
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Very resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +33 2 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.
- ✨ Vitamin C
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (14)
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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 20 film former
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2 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- ↑ 5 high up speeds filter migration
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 13 film former
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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10 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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12 Homosalate
Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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14 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
Does Sonrei Sea Clearly Mist leave a white cast?
No, it sprays on clear with little white cast and a balanced finish. It works well for reapplying over makeup.
Is the Sonrei Sea Clearly® Organic SPF 50 Clear Sunscreen Mist mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical mist. Its filters include butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene.
Is Sonrei Sea Clearly SPF 50 Mist good?
It scores 66.7/100 and its protection is rated only moderate despite the SPF 50 claim. It is convenient for top-ups but is best paired with a stronger base layer.