The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture-Protect Emulsion SPF 30
56/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture-Protect Emulsion SPF 30 is a chemical sunscreen using an older-generation filter set of Homosalate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It has a balanced, lightweight finish, keeps pore-clogging low, and shows little to no white cast, working acceptably under makeup. The blend can sting somewhat if it reaches the eyes. With moderate protection and an overall score of 56.1/100, it is a basic daily moisturizer-sunscreen rather than a high performer.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
44
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #9, UV filter
- −13.4 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
33
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −28 9 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
33
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil at #20, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
65
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #25, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (40)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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31 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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pH adjuster
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34 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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40 Isoeugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture-Protect leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and applies with a balanced, lightweight finish. It blends in easily for everyday wear.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen using an older-generation filter set of Homosalate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.
Is The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture-Protect SPF 30 good?
It scores 56.1/100 overall with moderate protection, making it a basic daily moisturizer-sunscreen rather than a high performer. It can sting somewhat if it reaches the eyes.