Toddle Sun And Wind Balm — Kids Spf 50+ Sunscreen
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Toddle Sun And Wind Balm is an SPF 50+ kids sunscreen that combines chemical filters with Titanium Dioxide, making it a hybrid formula. It has a balanced finish with a medium white cast, a medium-weight feel and a low pore-clogging profile, and it does not commonly sting. Protection is rated good and makeup layering is okay, which fits its role as a protective balm for little ones. The overall score is 65.3/100.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
66
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −27.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −11.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Essential oils (Citrus Limon Peel Oil)
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Eye sting
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #23, wax film
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #12, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate SE)
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Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sorbitol)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (32)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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15 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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16 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
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18 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Ceteareth-12
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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30 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
What SPF is the Toddle Sun And Wind Balm — Kids Spf 50+ Sunscreen?
It is SPF 50+, which offers high broad protection. The protection is rated good, making it suitable for a child's day outdoors with regular reapplication.
Does the Toddle Sun And Wind Balm — Kids Spf 50+ Sunscreen leave a white cast?
It can leave a medium white cast, which is common for formulas that include Titanium Dioxide. The finish is balanced and the feel is medium-weight as a protective balm.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid formula, pairing chemical filters with mineral Titanium Dioxide to round out the protection.