Blue Lizard Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen * SPF 50+ | Bottle
Product summary
The ingredient list suggests that "Blue Lizard - Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen * SPF 50+ | Bottle" can provide reliable sun protection. It can protect from both UVA and UVB rays. This is great news because 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).
It contains good moisturizing ingredients and can double as a hydrating day cream.
Sunscreen filters
This product is a mineral sunscreen. It uses titanium dioxide and zinc oxide for sun protection. Both titanium dioxide and zinc oxide almost never irritate even the most sensitive skin and eyes, but 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 this sunscreen 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.
What our users say
Based on 1 review 100% recommend this product- When it comes to comedogenicity, the reviewer believes that it clogs pores.
- As for the white cast, it did not leave a noticeable white residue for the reviewer.
- When it comes to using this sunscreen under makeup, the user found that it pills under a foundation.
- As for using this sunscreen in the eye area, the reviewer reported that it stings eyes.
Price
The product retails from 15.00$ up to 34.00$ in the United States, for 14.97CA$ in Canada, for 45.00A$ in Australia and for 13.49£ in the United Kingdom.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| titanium dioxide | HIGH |  |  |
| zinc oxide | HIGH | | |
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: beeswax, dimethicone.
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 |
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| beeswax | HIGH | | |
| dimethicone | HIGH | | |
| octyldodecyl neopentanoate | HIGH | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Sun protection |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| aluminum stearate | |  |
| caprylyl glycol | | |
| chlorphenesin | | |
User reviews (1)
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Ingredients & concentrations
- beeswax
- cetyl dimethicone
- dimethicone
- octyldodecyl neopentanoate
- titanium dioxide
- zinc oxide
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
10%
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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 | |
8%
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| Works as a UV filter when used in high concentrations. It is photostable and is effective mostly against the UVB light, with some protection in the UVA range. In small concentrations, used for its ability to improve the color of cosmetic products. Is usually well tolerated by the skin | |
| 23% - 35% | |
| The same compound that is used safely in dental implants and bone cements. In cosmetics, it is used to improve the consistency of products | |
| 7.6% - 11.4% | |
| Used to help evenly disperse other ingredients (for example, pigment) in a formulation | |
| 4.4% - 6.6% | |
| Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen | |
| 3.1% - 4.7% | |
| 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 | |
| 2.4% - 3.6% | |
| Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture | |
| 2% - 3.1% | |
| A type of silicone. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and creates a nice, light product texture | |
| 1.7% - 2.6% | |
| A type of silicone that helps water and oil mix together. Can help to soften upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.16% - 0.32% | |
| A preservative | |
| 1.4% - 2% | |
| A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish | |
| 0.5% - 1% | |
| Stabilizes the product formulation | |
| 0.9% - 1.35% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture | |
| 0.55% - 1.3% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.5% - 1.2% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency | |
| 0.5% - 1.15% | |
| A plant oil that can help soften the skin. It might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but solid research is lacking. Is often used in lip products to create the needed product consistency | |
| 0.45% - 1.05% | |
| 0.45% - 1% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin. Often used to stabilize other ingredients, for example, sunscreen | |
| 0.4% - 0.95% | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| Helps water and oil mix together | |
| 0.3% - 0.75% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency and stabilize the formulation | |
| 0.2% - 0.75% | |
| Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin | |
| 0.15% - 0.65% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 0.15% - 0.6% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient | |
| 0.1% - 0.45% | |
| 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. | |
| 0.1% - 0.35% | |
| Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself | |
| 0.05% - 0.3% | |
| A type of silicone that helps oil and water mix well together. Helps to disperse other ingredients, e.g. pigments, evenly in a formulation | |
| 0.1% - 0.35% | |
| A type of silicone that helps create a nice product consistency and support the delivery of other ingredients | |
| 0.05% - 0.2% | |
| Creates a nice product texture and can support water-resistance of sunscreens | |
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Sources
- A review of inorganic UV filters zinc oxide and titanium dioxide
- Risk assessment of zinc oxide, a cosmetic ingredient used as a UV filter of sunscreens
- Characterization of the UVA protection provided by avobenzone, zinc oxide, and titanium dioxide in broad-spectrum sunscreen products
- Ultraviolet Protection Properties of Commercial Sunscreens and Sunscreens Containing Zno Nanorods
- ZnO nanoparticles and organic chemical UV-filters are equally well tolerated by human immune cells
- Safety Assessment of Alumina and Aluminum Hydroxide as Used in Cosmetics
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Final report on the safety assessment of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Glyceryl Ricinoleate SE, Ricinoleic Acid, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Zinc Ricinoleate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Ethyl Ricinoleate, Glycol Ricinoleate, Isopropyl Ricinoleate, Methyl Ricinoleate, and Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate
- Castor Oil: Properties, Uses, and Optimization of Processing Parameters in Commercial Production
- Effect of ricinoleic acid in acute and subchronic experimental models of inflammation
- Amended Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Vitamin E in dermatology