Vacation SPF 30 Baby Oil
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vacation SPF 30 Baby Oil is a chemical sunscreen oil built on older-generation filters: Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. It leaves a dewy, glossy finish and feels lightweight with low white cast, and the low pore-clogging profile is generally agreeable, though the oil format can sting if it reaches the eyes and only works okay under makeup. With good protection and a score of 64.7/100, it is a middling pick aimed more at look and feel than at maximum defense.
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
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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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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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Isopropyl Myristate at #14, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #19, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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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
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- β 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- β 8 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- β 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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
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.
- β¨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (21)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing light emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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12 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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17 Polyester-8
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 3 film former
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is Vacation SPF 30 Baby Oil mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, built on older-generation filters: Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. There are no mineral filters.
Does the Vacation SPF 30 Baby Oil leave a white cast or feel greasy?
White cast is low, but as an oil it leaves a dewy, glossy finish by design. It feels lightweight, though the oil can sting if it reaches the eyes.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
The pore-clogging profile is low, so it is generally agreeable, but the rich oil format may not suit everyone with very oily or breakout-prone skin.