— The Catalog · Twelve Formulas
Our full working catalog of sun care formulas — each profiled with its filter type, texture and best use. This is an educational reference: we describe formulas, we don’t sell them.
01 / FormulaZinc oxide & titanium dioxide · physical filters
The gentle giant of sun care. Mineral screens sit on the surface of the skin and scatter ultraviolet light from the moment they’re applied — no waiting, no absorption. The trademark white cast has grown fainter every year, but the philosophy hasn’t moved: simple, stable, sensitive-skin-first protection.
02 / FormulaOrganic UV filters · avobenzone family
The invisible everyday workhorse. Organic filters absorb UV radiation and release it as tiny amounts of heat, vanishing into skin without a trace. Featherlight under makeup and beloved for exactly that — modern filter combinations are a world away from the stinging lotions of the nineties.
03 / FormulaMineral + organic filters · combined
The diplomat of the range: a zinc base softened by organic filters, or a chemical frame steadied with minerals. Hybrids chase the best of both — cosmetically elegant textures with broad, photostable cover — and they’ve become the fastest-growing shelf in modern sun care.
04 / FormulaSPF 50+ · high protection
The classic high-SPF body lotion for long, deliberate days in full sun. Thick enough to cling through sweat and swims, generous enough for shoulders, backs and legs. SPF 50+ filters roughly 98% of UVB rays when applied properly — the asterisk being those two words: applied properly.
05 / FormulaWater-resistant · 80 minutes
Built for motion. Sport formulas trade silkiness for grip — they hold through sweat, sea and chlorinated water for as long as their 40- or 80-minute rating lasts, then ask politely to be reapplied. The rule most people break: the clock restarts after every towel-off.
06 / FormulaMineral-based · fragrance-free
Small humans, thinner skin, the same fierce sun. Kids’ formulas lean mineral, skip fragrance and common irritants, and come in colors that make application a game rather than a negotiation — because a sunscreen a child will actually wear beats a technically superior one they won’t.
07 / FormulaFacial fluid · daily SPF
The quiet overachiever of the range: a lightweight fluid made to layer under makeup without pilling, shine or that heavy end-of-day feeling. The most repeated sentence in sun care — the best sunscreen is the one you’ll wear every day — was written about this category.
08 / FormulaSheer tint · mineral base
Sun protection with a whisper of color. Iron-oxide pigments blur the white cast of mineral filters, even out tone, and leave skin looking like skin — one reason tinted mineral SPF has quietly become a daily-makeup staple for so many wearers.
09 / FormulaSolid format · pocket size
The most underused format in sun care. A solid stick glides over noses, ears, hairlines and the backs of hands — the exact spots lotions miss — with zero mess and no liquid limits at airport security. Rub generously; transparency is a feature, not a dosage guide.
10 / FormulaContinuous mist · fast cover
Speed over ceremony. A fine mist covers a lot of skin in very little time, which makes sprays the favorite of families and gym bags — with two caveats worth learning: spray until the skin glistens and then rub it in, and never apply the mist facing the wind.
11 / FormulaOcean-considered · oxybenzone-free
The label that changed the shelf. Reef-conscious formulas leave out oxybenzone and octinoxate — filters implicated in coral stress — in favor of mineral bases or newer organic filters, so what rinses off in the sea does less harm while what stays on you works just as hard.
12 / FormulaAloe & panthenol · care
The night shift of sun care. After-sun gels and lotions don’t protect — they comfort: aloe, panthenol and gentle moisturizers cool warmed skin, rehydrate what the sun and salt dried out, and quietly remind you where yesterday’s application went thin.