Key Ingredients: avobenzone (3%), homosalate (7.34%), octisalate (5%), octocrylene (10%) patauá oil, pongamia seed extract, mica | SPF: 50 | Fragrance-free: no | Sunscreen type: chemical
Most Nostalgic Scent: Vacation Baby Oil SPF 30
Why It’s Worth It: If you’re a recently reformed sunbather, you’ll appreciate the vibe of Vacation’s Baby Oil SPF 30—an Allure Best of Beauty Award winner and nod to the tanning oils of yesteryear. Its scent and texture are reminiscent of baby oil, but rather than enabling sun-broiled skin, this “Baby Oil Accord”-scented formula is loaded with broad-spectrum SPF 30 to soothe and safeguard the skin from UV rays. This bestseller is topped off with an emollient-rich blend of jojoba and sunflower seed oils to level skin feeling velvety-smooth to the touch. Unlike chalkier sunblocks, this lightweight oil provides a transparent finish on all skin tones and dries down quickly to a barely-there feel. If you want a glowier, more intensely moisturizing treatment from your body sunscreen, try Vacation’s The Chardonnay Oil, which is infused with a super-hydrating botanical blend.
Key ingredients: avobenzone (2.8%), homosalate (9.8%), octisalate (4.9%), octocrylene (9.5%) jojoba oil, calendula oil, chamomile oil, rose extract, jasmine extract, bisabolol, vitamin E | SPF: 30 | Fragrance-free: no | Sunscreen type: chemical
Best for Oily Skin: Kopari Sun Shield Body Glow SPF 50
Why It’s Worth It: Understandably, the girlies with oily skin may hesitate before upping the oil ante. That’s why we really like the gel-like texture behind Kopari’s Sun Shield Body Glow SPF 50. This glow-inducing formula dries down swiftly without leaving a sticky or greasy film. It contains a sweet trifecta of coconut, avocado, hibiscus, and macadamia oils to boost your skin’s natural bounciness and radiance. As for the scent? Kopari’s got that down pat. You’ll get a nice hit of creamy coconut milk and vanilla—exactly what you’d hope for from a summery, sunscreen scent.
P.S. This pick comes in three hues and three SPF levels. Gold has an SPF of 50, Rose Gold is 45, and Amber is 30.
Key ingredients: homosalate (10%), octocrylene (10%), octisalate (5%), avobenzone (3%), macadamia oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, vitamin E, hibiscus oil, mica | SPF: 50, 45, 30 | Fragrance-free: no | Sunscreen type: chemical
Best for Mature Skin: Coola Firming Body Oil Mist SPF 30
Why it’s worth it: Reminder: even if you spent years and years slathering on baby oil and laying out in the sun (look, conventional wisdom has changed), it’s not too late to switch to SPF—Coola’s Firming Body Oil Mist SPF 30 in particular. This formula shows love to mature skin with firming ingredients like bakuchiol (an all-natural, retinol-like alternative), vitamins C, D, and E, and an oil blend with extracts from sea buckthorn, Kalahari, and moringa, resulting in a safe, nourishing glow. It smells lovely but doesn’t use any synthetic fragrances. Younger you would be impressed.
