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Sun Scoop SPF Body Lotion

Sun Scoop SPF Body Lotion

69/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Sun Scoop SPF Body Lotion is a chemical-led body lotion built on older-style filters such as Octocrylene, Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, with Zinc Oxide added. It is lightweight with a dewy finish and little to no white cast, though it may sting slightly near the eyes. It is low on pore-clogging risk and okay under makeup. With good protection and a score of 69.3/100, it is a reasonable everyday body option.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 64
  • +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #8, UV filter
  • +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
  • +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #13, UV filter
  • −8 UVB coverage saturated
  • −3.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #8 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 88
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 Zinc Oxide at #9
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Eye sting

Medium 56
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −5 Octinoxate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −1 Octisalate at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 84
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Zinc Oxide at #9
  • −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #21, butter/occlusive fat
  • −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #18, heavy oil
  • −5 Stearic Acid at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

High 23
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Laurate)
  • −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20, Trideceth-6)
  • −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

High 25
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
  • −5 Zinc Oxide at #9, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
  • → 2 2 emollient lipids (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • → 11 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (25)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 16 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  4. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)

    • ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  5. Supporting ingredient

  6. 6 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  7. 7 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
    • ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
  8. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 14.4 UV protection
    • ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
  9. 9 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  10. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  11. 11 Ceteareth-20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 4.8 UV protection
    • ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
  14. 14 Betaine

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  15. 15 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  16. 16 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  17. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  18. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 1 heavy oil
  19. 19 Trideceth-6

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  20. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  21. Botanical extract

    • ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  22. 22 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  23. Plant oil, an emollient

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  24. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  25. 25 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

Does Sun Scoop SPF Body Lotion leave a white cast?

It generally leaves little to no white cast and has a dewy finish. Note it may sting slightly if it gets near the eyes.

Is Sun Scoop SPF Body Lotion mineral or chemical?

It is mainly chemical, built on older-style filters such as Octocrylene, Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, with Zinc Oxide added.

Is Sun Scoop SPF Body Lotion good?

It scores 69.3/100 with good protection. It is lightweight, low on pore-clogging risk, and a reasonable everyday body option.

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