Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vacation Orange Gelee SPF 30 is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter set of avobenzone, homosalate, salicylates and octocrylene. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low, with a moderate sting risk. Protection is rated good while the dated filters hold the overall score to mid-range. It is generally a pleasant glow-leaning option for casual wear.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +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
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −4 Essential oils (Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Cetyl Esters at #9, wax film
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #17, butter/occlusive fat
- −3 Coconut Oil at #11, heavy oil
- −1 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #25, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Coconut Oil at #11, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −50 6 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Coconut Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #27, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, 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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 9 5 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, …)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 12 5 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Coconut Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, …)
- → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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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
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (31)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 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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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Plant oil, an emollient
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11 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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14 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Polyester-8
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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24 Ci 15850
Colorant or pigment
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- 1 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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28 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Tyrosine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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31 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
Is Vacation Orange Gelee mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter set, including avobenzone, homosalate, salicylates and octocrylene.
Does the Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is dewy, so it generally blends in with a glow rather than a film. The sting risk is moderate.
Is it a good sunscreen?
Protection is rated good, but the dated filters hold the overall score to mid-range. It is generally a pleasant glow-leaning option for casual wear.