Summer Fridays Shadedrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen
75/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Summer Fridays Shadedrops SPF 30 Mineral Milk is a pure mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide as its sole UV filter. It has a dewy, lightweight finish, leaves little to no white cast and does not sting, which suits a glowy everyday look, though it is less suited to wearing under makeup. Protection is rated moderate, as expected from a single zinc filter. With a score of 74.6 out of 100, it is a gentle mineral milk for those who want a dewy, clean-filter daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Zinc Oxide, 9.4% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (9.4% total declared)
- +1.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 9.4% declared
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract at #12, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Urea)
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 18 3 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Squalane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (27)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 14 9.4% declared
- ↑ 8 9.4% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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9 Caramel
Colorant or pigment
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10 Polyester-5
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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11 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
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13 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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25 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Summer Fridays Shadedrops a mineral sunscreen?
Yes, it is a pure mineral formula. Zinc Oxide is its only UV filter.
Does the Summer Fridays Shadedrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen leave a white cast?
No, it leaves little to no white cast. It has a dewy, lightweight finish that suits a glowy look, though it is less ideal under makeup.
How strong is the protection?
Protection is rated moderate, as expected from a single zinc filter at SPF 30. It scores 74.6 out of 100.