Glo Skin Beauty Glo Solar Shade SPF 50
- Sun protection
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- Moisturizing
- cyclopentasiloxane
- dimethicone
- glycerin
- peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone
- +4 more

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Product summary
We believe that "Glo Skin Beauty - Glo Solar Shade SPF 50" can provide reliable sun protection based on the ingredients listed. 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. This product prevents early signs of aging by protecting against sun damage (all broad spectrum sunscreens do that).
Sunscreen filters
It 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 formulation includes some common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of it to be medium. 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.
About the brand
According to Cruelty-Free Kitty "Glo Skin Beauty" is cruelty free and so is its parent company.
Price
The product retails at around 43.75$ in the United States.
For a detailed price comparison: click here.
Can the product deliver on its promises?
WIMJ summary for 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.
Non-organic (mineral) filters
Ingredient | UVB | UVA I | UVA II | Stability |
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titanium dioxide | ||||
zinc oxide |
WIMJ summary for anti-aging
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.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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WIMJ summary for 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).
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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HIGH |
WIMJ summary for moisturizing
This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.
The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water.
When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from
within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job:
glycerin, sodium hyaluronate.
This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: dimethicone, c12-15 alkyl benzoate.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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HIGH |
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Sun protection |
Potential irritants

Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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parfum | ||
aloe barbadensis leaf juice | ||
dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer |
Ingredients by volume
Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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The ingredient is not recognized
| TBC |
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
| 22% - 33% |
Traditionally used to treat sunburns, dermatitis and inflammation, but evidence for its effectiveness is lacking. The extract can contain humectants that help attract water into the skin
| 5.7% - 8.5% |
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SPF | SPF 50 | SPF 44 | SPF 30 | SPF 44 | SPF 30 | SPF 50 | SPF 40 | SPF 49 | SPF 47 | SPF 50 | SPF 50 |
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Skincare resources
Scientific 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
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol