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The beauty crop Vitamin Babe SPF 30 Setting Mist

The beauty crop Vitamin Babe SPF 30 Setting Mist

67/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

The Beauty Crop Vitamin Babe is an SPF 30 setting mist with a hybrid filter blend that includes Tinosorb S, octocrylene, and avobenzone. It has a dewy finish with low white cast and a lightweight feel, and is low on the pore-clogging scale, though as a mist it can sting near the eyes and rates only okay as a makeup base. Sprays make even coverage hard to guarantee, so it is best as a refresh. With good protection and a score of 67.4/100 it sits in the mid-pack.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 66
  • +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
  • +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
  • +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #5, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #8, UV filter
  • −25.7 UVB coverage saturated
  • −8.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #8 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
  • −8 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 36
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −5 Octinoxate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −4 Ensulizole at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
  • −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
  • −5 Cooling agents (Menthyl Lactate)
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Safe 100
  • +100 Starting score
  • +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #6, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
  • → 4 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • → 12 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (PVP)
  • ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

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Full ingredient list (24)

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. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  3. 3 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
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  5. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)

    • ↑ 13.3 UV protection
    • ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. Botanical extract

    • 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  7. 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
  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 PVP

    Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

  10. 10 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  11. 11 Coco-Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  12. 12 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  13. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  14. 14 Stevioside

    Supporting ingredient

  15. 15 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  16. Supporting ingredient

  17. 17 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  18. 18 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  19. 19 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  20. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  21. 21 Menthyl Lactate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  22. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  23. 23 Limonene

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  24. 24 Hexyl Cinnamal

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

Is The Beauty Crop Vitamin Babe mineral or chemical?

It is hybrid, with a blend that includes Tinosorb S, octocrylene, and avobenzone. There is no zinc as a primary filter.

Does the The beauty crop Vitamin Babe SPF 30 Setting Mist leave a white cast or sting?

White cast is low and it feels lightweight with a dewy finish, but as a mist it can sting if it reaches the eyes.

Is it good as a sunscreen?

It scores 67.4/100 with good protection. As a setting mist, even coverage is hard to guarantee, so it is best as a refresh rather than your main sunscreen.

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