Ziaja Sun Lotion In Spray SPF 50+
88/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Ziaja Sun Lotion In Spray SPF 50+ is a chemical body sunscreen built on modern filters including Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Ethylhexyl Triazone. The spray format wears lightweight with a balanced finish, leaves little to no white cast, and is unlikely to sting or clog pores, with okay use under makeup. Excellent protection and a 88/100 score make it one of the stronger picks here.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
94
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
- −14.5 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −7 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −5 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (Diazolidinyl Urea)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #15, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-20, Steareth-21, Steareth-2)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 8 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium Lactate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 10 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 8 Powder overload over a film former, some pilling risk
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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14 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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16 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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21 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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28 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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pH adjuster
Is Ziaja Sun Lotion In Spray mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, built on modern filters including Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and Ethylhexyl Triazone. There are no mineral filters in the spray.
Does the Ziaja Sun Lotion In Spray SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
White cast is low, so it should leave little to no visible residue. The spray format is designed to wear lightweight and absorb clear.
Is it good protection?
It scores 88/100 in our catalog with excellent SPF 50+ protection and a modern filter mix. As a spray it is well suited to easy body coverage.