Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil, 5 fl oz / 148 mL oil

Is Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil Reef Safe?

Not everywhere. Allowed in 4 of 9 places we track. See why

Allowed: Hawaii
Not allowed: Maui County
Not allowed: Hawaiʻi County
Not allowed: U.S. Virgin Islands
Not allowed: Palau
Allowed: Aruba
Not allowed: Guam
Allowed: Northern Mariana Islands
Allowed: Thailand

Contains chemical UV filters

Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil is allowed under the sunscreen laws of Hawaii statewide, Aruba, the Northern Mariana Islands and Thailand's national parks, but not in Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau and Guam. It uses four chemical UV filters: avobenzone 3%, homosalate 5%, octisalate 5% and octocrylene 8%. It is a broad-spectrum body sunscreen oil made by Vacation.

SPF30

Water resistance—

Formatoil

Typebody

Sizes: 5 fl oz / 148 mL

Where Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil is allowed

Location	Verdict	Why
Maui County (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi)	Not allowed	Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not permitted actives (mineral only).
Hawaiʻi County (Big Island)	Not allowed	Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not permitted actives (mineral only).
U.S. Virgin Islands	Not allowed	Octocrylene: banned by name.
Palau	Not allowed	Octocrylene, avobenzone, homosalate and octisalate: banned by name.
Guam	Not allowed	Octocrylene: banned by name.
Hawaii (statewide)	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Aruba	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.
Thailand (all national parks)	Allowed	No restricted ingredients found.

Guidance and repealed rules (4)

Mexico: federal marine protected areas (e.g., Isla Mujeres, Punta Cancún & Punta Nizuc)	Against guidance	Avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not mineral actives.
Bonaire (Bonaire National Marine Park)	Meets guidance
U.S. National Parks with coral reefs (NPS guidance)	Against guidance	Avobenzone: on the avoid list. Homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene: not mineral actives.
Key West, Florida	No rule in force

Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil active ingredients

Ingredient	Amount	Type
Avobenzone	3%	Chemical
Homosalate	5%	Chemical
Octisalate	5%	Chemical
Octocrylene	8%	Chemical

Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil inactive ingredients

Alcohol Denat., Butyloctyl Salicylate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Crocus Sativus (Saffron) Flower Extract, Fragrance, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Passiflora Edulis (Passion Fruit) Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Water

Highlighted ingredients are regulated somewhere; red ones are restricted in at least one location we track. Dotted ones are listed below.

Fragrance allergens, essential oils and alcohol

Essential oils and plant extracts on the EU list: Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil
Drying alcohol: Alcohol Denat.
Fragrance: listed as “Fragrance”. US labels don’t have to name the allergens inside a fragrance, so there may be more than this list shows.

The EU requires these allergens to be named on cosmetic labels above 0.001% in leave-on products (Regulation 1223/2009, Annex III). They can cause skin reactions in people who are sensitized; they don’t affect whether a sunscreen is legal anywhere we track.

Note: Non-aerosol spray oil (the brand says it uses a compressed-air propellant). No water-resistance claim on the brand page.

Common questions about Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil

Is Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil reef safe?

“Reef safe” isn’t a regulated label claim, so we answer by law instead. It is allowed under the sunscreen laws of Hawaii statewide, Aruba, the Northern Mariana Islands and Thailand's national parks, but not in Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau and Guam. Labels like “Hawaii Act 104 compliant” only mean a product has no oxybenzone or octinoxate; they don’t make a chemical sunscreen legal on Maui or the Big Island.

Is Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil legal in Hawaii?

Under Hawaii’s statewide law (Act 104, which bans oxybenzone and octinoxate) it is allowed. In Maui County (Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi), which allows only mineral sunscreens, it is not allowed because it contains avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, and Maui’s rule covers using it there, not just selling it. In Hawaiʻi County (the Big Island), which has a mineral-only rule for sales, it is not allowed. Oʻahu and Kauaʻi have no county rule, so only the statewide law applies there.

Where is Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil not allowed?

Maui County: it contains avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, which are not allowed there. Hawaiʻi County (Big Island): it contains avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene, which are not allowed there. The U.S. Virgin Islands: it contains octocrylene, which is not allowed there. Palau: it contains octocrylene, avobenzone, homosalate and octisalate, which are not allowed there. Guam: it contains octocrylene, which is not allowed there.

Does Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil contain oxybenzone?

No. It contains neither oxybenzone nor octinoxate, the two chemicals banned under Hawaii’s statewide law. Being oxybenzone-free does not make it mineral: it still uses chemical UV filters.

Is Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil a mineral or chemical sunscreen?

Chemical. Its UV filters are avobenzone 3%, homosalate 5%, octisalate 5% and octocrylene 8%.

Alternatives to Vacation Orange Gelée SPF 30 Spray Oil for Maui County, Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), the U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau and Guam

Mineral sunscreens from other brands, allowed in all 5 places, ranked by label: water resistance, SPF 30–50, broad spectrum, no listed fragrance. How we rank