Aveeno Sensitive Skin SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Stick
Product summary
We believe that "Aveeno - Sensitive Skin SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Stick" can provide reliable sun protection based on the ingredients listed. We love that it can protect from both UVA and UVB rays (not all sunscreens with SPF ratings give UVA protection. UVA rays do not cause sunburn, but still damage our skin and lead to early aging).
Its formula is also hydrating, so you might not need an additional moistruizer during the day. Like all broad-spectrum sunscreens, this product helps prevent early signs of aging.
Sunscreen filters
It is a mineral sunscreen. It uses zinc oxide for sun protection. Zinc oxide almost never irritates the skin or stings eyes, but it can leave a white cast.
Irritation risk
This product does not contain known common irritants and is suitable for sensitive skin. We assess the overall irritancy of it to be low. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here
You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.
Price
The product retails at around 16.22CA$ in Canada, for 34.00A$ in Australia and from 14.99$ up to 26.85$ in the United States.
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Benefits
Promise: Sun protection
This product offers a good level of protection against both UVB and UVA rays.
It is a mineral sunscreen. In other words, it contains non-organic UV filters. It will probably not sting your eyes but might leave a white cast.
This product can be considered "reef safe" because it does not contain the UV filters (oxybenzone and octinoxate) that can be harmful to coral reefs when present in the water in high concentrations.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| zinc oxide | HIGH |  |  |
Promise: Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Designed for daily use on sensitive skin, this fragrance-free sunscreen stick is gentle on skin while providing powerful sun protection against skin aging UVA & skin burning UVB rays.
This product can help prevent early signs of skin aging because it offers a good level of broad spectrum sun protection. Sun damage is the main cause of premature skin aging, and protecting your skin from the sun is the best anti-aging strategy.
Other benefit: Evens skin tone
This product offers broad spectrum sun protection. It means that it can prevent hyperpigmentation and help keep the skin tone even (sun damage is the main factor causing age spots, darkening of post-acne marks and other discolorations).
Other benefit: Moisturizing
This product can help soften the skin and reduce its moisture loss with emollients and occlusives: isopropyl myristate, octyldodecyl neopentanoate.
Keep in mind that this product does not contain effective ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. This is why an additional product with humectants like glycerin or hyaluronic acid can be helpful (apply it before this product for the best results).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| isopropyl myristate | HIGH | | |
| octyldodecyl neopentanoate | HIGH | | |
| c12-15 alkyl benzoate | MEDIUM | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Sun protection | |
| Anti-aging |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| caprylyl glycol | | |
| tocopheryl acetate | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- avena sativa kernel oil
- isopropyl myristate
- octyldodecyl neopentanoate
- zinc oxide
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21.6%
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| A broad spectrum sunblock (protects from both UVA and UVB rays). Is suitable for most sensitive skins. In small concentrations, can be used as a colorant | |
| 23% - 34% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin. Often used to stabilize other ingredients, for example, sunscreen | |
| 6% - 9.1% | |
| Enhances the product texture and makes it more spreadable. Helps reduce water loss from the outer layer of skin. Extands the shelf life by preventing bacteria growth | |
| 4.2% - 6.2% | |
| Used to thicken the product's texture | |
| 3% - 4.5% | |
| Prevents water loss from the skin surface and thickens the product consistency | |
| 2.5% - 3.7% | |
| Used to absorb oil and can temporarily mattify skin | |
| 2% - 3.1% | |
| 1.5% - 2.3% | |
| Used to thicken the product consistency | |
| 1.4% - 2.1% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin. Could be comedogenic | |
| 1.1% - 1.6% | |
| 0.85% - 1.25% | |
| A type of silicone that helps oil and water mix well together. Helps to disperse other ingredients, e.g. pigments, evenly in a formulation | |
| 0.5% - 1.2% | |
| 0.45% - 1% | |
| Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture | |
| 0.3% - 0.7% | |
| An effective moisturizing and skin barrier repair ingredient. Helps calm down inflammation and has some anti-oxidant properties | |
| 0.15% - 0.6% | |
| A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients. | |
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