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Vacation Mineral Lotion SPF 30

Vacation Mineral Lotion SPF 30

69/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 42
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
How we rate uv protection β†’
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate health safety β†’
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Medium 41
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’55 Zinc Oxide at #1
  • βˆ’15 Pure mineral formula
  • +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
  • +4.4 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

Medium 32
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’40 Zinc Oxide at #1
  • βˆ’10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #4, butter/occlusive fat
  • βˆ’18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

Medium 58
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • βˆ’18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Oleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate)
How we rate fungal acne β†’
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
How we rate fabric stains β†’
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
  • β†’ 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
  • β†’ 4 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • β†’ 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
  • β†’ 6 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
How we rate finish β†’
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Makeup base

Poor
PillsPrimer
  • β†’ 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

How we rate water resistance β†’

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.

  • ✨ Allantoin
  • ✨ Aloe vera

Full ingredient list (27)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 1 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
  2. 2 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  3. 3 Aloe Vera Extract

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  4. Botanical extract

    • ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
    • 4 β†’ nourishing emollient lipid
    • 6 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  5. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing light emollient
  7. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. Supporting ingredient

  10. Botanical extract

  11. 11 Dicaprylyl Carbonate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  12. 12 Diheptyl Succinate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  13. 13 Galactoarabinan

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  14. 14 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 β†’ nourishing the anchor humectant
  15. Botanical extract

  16. 16 Magnesium Sulfate

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  17. Supporting ingredient

  18. 18 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  19. Botanical extract

  20. 20 Polyglyceryl-2 Oleate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

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

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  22. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  23. 23 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  24. 24 Rosemary Leaf Extract

    Botanical extract

  25. 25 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  26. Supporting ingredient

  27. 27 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

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