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ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen

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ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen is middling — some recognized actives, but dosing or disclosure holds it back.

Summer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen
C
59/100
Efficacy grade · how?

Actives pyramid

What's actually in it, ranked by how well it's dosed.

Supporting actives (recognized)
Glycerin Squalane Bisabolol Vitamin E Urea Gluconolactone
Underdosed
Zinc Oxide 9.4%
Other listed actives
WATER C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE SORBITAN OLEATE DECYLGLUCOSIDE CROSSPOLYMER ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL TOCOPHERYL ACETATE AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER CARAMEL POLYESTER-5 BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER EXTRACT PHOSPHOLIPIDS TOCOPHEROL ETHYL FERULATE ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE DIMETHICONE SODIUM CHLORIDE BENZYL ALCOHOL SODIUM BENZOATE SORBIC ACID CHLORPHENESIN PHENOXYETHANOL

What it does

Evidenced benefit intensity, derived from dosed actives.

Hydration
100
Exfoliation
64
Barrier
58
Brightening
51
Soothing
51

The receipt

Every point of this grade, traced to the active, its dose, and the evidence.

Zinc Oxide at 9.4% — underdosed

Below the ~10% effective threshold, so the labeled benefit is unlikely.

Glycerin present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~3% dose.

Squalane present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~1% dose.

Bisabolol present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.1% dose.

Vitamin E present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.5% dose.

Urea present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~2% dose.

Gluconolactone present — concentration not disclosed

A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~4% dose.

Pros & cons

The honest tradeoffs.

  • Recognized formulation base
  • Zinc Oxide appears underdosed (9.4%) — labeled benefit unlikely
  • Glycerin concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
  • Squalane concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
  • Bisabolol concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
  • Vitamin E concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
  • Urea concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective

Best for

Who and when this fits.

Most skin types Dryness Redness Texture Dullness AM (last step)

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