Product Overview
Hampton Sun SPF 50 Sun Glow Luminous Body Oil combines broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection with a soft-focus pearlescent finish. The lightweight gel-oil spreads easily across the body, absorbs quickly, and leaves a radiant sheen rather than a heavy, greasy film.
Fine-milled, sustainably sourced mica creates a diffused, light-catching glow designed to flatter all skin tones. The formula is water- and sweat-resistant for up to 80 minutes, making it suitable for beach, pool, travel, and everyday outdoor use when luminous body protection is preferred.
Vitamin E supports moisture and antioxidant care, Kukui Oil helps soften and smooth, and Hibiscus Oil helps improve the appearance of uneven tone and visible sun spots. The result is protected-looking, supple skin with a polished pearlescent finish.
Recommended For
- Daily broad-spectrum SPF 50 protection for exposed body skin.
- Anyone who prefers a luminous, pearlescent finish instead of a traditional sunscreen lotion.
- Normal or dry-feeling body skin that benefits from nourishing oils.
- Outdoor days requiring up to 80 minutes of water and sweat resistance.
- All skin tones seeking a soft, diffused glow.
This formula contains Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil. Individuals with tree nut allergies should check the full ingredient list with their own healthcare professional before use.
Texture and Experience
The silky gel-oil glides smoothly, absorbs quickly, and leaves a light-catching sheen created with micro-fine mica. It carries Hampton Sun's crisp Privet Bloom fragrance and is designed to feel lightweight rather than sticky or heavy.
Care Step
Apply as the final body-care step before sun exposure, after any serum or moisturizer has absorbed. Use it before dressing and before going outdoors. Reapply throughout the day according to the official sunscreen directions, especially after swimming, sweating, or towel drying.
Key Ingredients
- Avobenzone 3%: A sunscreen filter that helps provide UVA protection.
- Octocrylene 10%: A UVB filter that supports broad-spectrum protection and formula stability.
- Homosalate 10% and Octisalate 5%: UVB filters that complement the formula's SPF 50 protection.
- Vitamin E: Helps moisturize and provides antioxidant care against free radicals.
- Kukui Seed Oil: Helps soften the skin and support a smoother-looking texture.
- Hibiscus Seed Oil: Helps improve the look of uneven tone and visible sun spots.
- Micro-Fine Mica: Creates the luminous, soft-focus pearlescent finish.
Conscious Formula
- Broad-spectrum SPF 50
- Water- and sweat-resistant for 80 minutes
- Reef-friendly
- Oxybenzone-free and Octinoxate-free
- Paraben-free and Phthalate-free
- Alcohol-free and mineral oil-free
- Vegan
- Cruelty-free and Leaping Bunny Certified
- Dermatologist approved and endorsed
Available Size
3.4 fl oz / 100 mL
Full Ingredient List
Active Ingredients: Octocrylene 10%, Homosalate 10%, Octisalate 5%, Avobenzone 3%.
Purpose of active ingredients: Sunscreen.
Inactive Ingredients: Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil, Butyloctyl Salicylate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Fragrance, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Seed Oil, Fragrance, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Mica, Octyldodecanol, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Polyamide-3, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Iron Oxides Red (CI 77491).
Ingredient lists may change. Please refer to the product packaging for the most current information.
Professional Recommendation
Apply enough product to cover all exposed body areas evenly; using too little reduces the protection delivered. Let moisturizers absorb first so the oil can form a consistent layer, and allow the luminous finish to settle before contact with clothing. For the shoulders, chest, arms, and legs, work section by section to avoid missed areas.
Apply generously, cover every exposed area, allow it to absorb, reapply every two hours, renew it after water or towel drying, and pair it with shade and protective clothing.
Safety Information
Apply the oil generously and evenly to all exposed body skin about 15 minutes before sun exposure, working section by section so nothing is missed. Reapply at least every two hours, and always after swimming, towel drying, or sweating, since the formula is water- and sweat-resistant for up to 80 minutes rather than for the whole day. Sun protection works alongside shade, a hat, and covering clothing, not in place of them, which matters most between late morning and mid-afternoon. Avoid contact with the eyes and rinse thoroughly with water if any gets in. The pearlescent finish can transfer, so let it settle before you dress, and be aware that it may mark light-colored fabric. Stop use and check with a healthcare professional if sensitivity or irritation develops.
Not recommended for:
- Anyone with a tree nut allergy: this formula contains Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil. If nut allergies are a concern, check the full ingredient list with your own healthcare professional before use.
- Children under 6 months of age.
- Broken, raw, sunburned, or freshly waxed skin, and the days right after a body treatment, unless your provider has cleared it.
- Wear with light-colored or delicate clothing before the finish has fully settled, since the mica sheen can transfer.
- Anyone sensitive to fragrance, since this formula is scented with Privet Bloom.
- Use as a substitute for shade, protective clothing, or sensible time limits in strong midday sun.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can this be my only sun protection at the beach?
Yes, for the body. It is a broad-spectrum SPF 50 that is water- and sweat-resistant for up to 80 minutes, so it can carry a beach day on its own as long as you apply enough and reapply on schedule. What it will not do is replace shade, a hat, and covering clothing during the strongest hours, and it is not intended for the face or lips, which need their own products.
How much do I need to apply for it to count as protection?
Enough to leave a visible, even layer over every exposed area before it absorbs. A thin film smoothed over the arms and legs is the most common way people end up with less protection than the label suggests. Work section by section, then go back over the spots that get missed most: the tops of the feet, the backs of the knees, the ears, the back of the neck, and the shoulder blades.
Will the pearlescent finish stain my clothes?
The mica sheen can transfer to fabric, and it shows most on light colors. Give the oil a few minutes to settle before you dress, use a beach cover-up rather than good clothing over a fresh layer, and reapply once you are already changed rather than just before putting something on.
Is it a self-tanner?
No. The glow is optical, created by micro-fine mica that catches the light, and it washes off. If you want color without sun exposure, the Sunless Tanning Mist is the product for that, and you would still wear sunscreen on top of it.
Can I use it on my face?
It is formulated for the body. For the face, use a dedicated facial sunscreen such as the Age-Defying SPF 50 Mineral Face Creme in the morning and the SPF 50 Mineral Face Stick for reapplying during the day.
Pairs Well With
- Hampton Sun Age-Defying SPF 50 Mineral Face Creme: the facial counterpart, since this oil is made for the body.
- Hampton Sun SPF 30 Mineral Moisture Lip Balm: covers the lips, the easiest spot to leave out on a beach day.
- Hampton Sun Sunless Tanning Mist: for color without sun exposure, worn under your daily SPF rather than instead of it.
- Salon body care: professional body treatments to book before a trip, timed so your skin is settled before sun exposure.
- Explore the full Hampton Sun collection.