Vacation Classic Lotion SPF 50
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vacation Classic Lotion SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen with older-generation filters including Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, and Octocrylene. It has a dewy finish and a lightweight feel with low white cast, though it may sting eyes for some. Pore-clogging risk is low. Protection is good, but a score of 62.3/100 places it lower in this group, making it a casual choice where a glowy finish is welcome.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- β10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- β3 Coconut Oil at #9, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #11, heavy comedogenic ester
- β7 Coconut Oil at #9, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
39
- +100 Starting score
- β38 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #19, hyaluronic family
- β 6 2 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 9 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Coconut Oil)
- β 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- β 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Aloe vera
- β¨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (25)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- β 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 3 heavy oil
- β 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Fragrance
Fragrance
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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16 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
What finish does Vacation Classic Lotion SPF 50 have?
It has a dewy, glowy finish with a lightweight feel and low white cast. That makes it better suited to drier or normal skin than to those wanting a matte look.
Is the Vacation Classic Lotion SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters, including Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, and Octocrylene.
Is it good?
Protection is good, but the score of 62.3/100 places it lower in this group. It is a casual choice where a dewy finish is welcome, and it may sting eyes for some.