4ever Skin Naturals Daily Moisturising And Brightening Sun Protection Cream
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
4ever Skin Naturals Daily Moisturising and Brightening Sun Protection Cream pairs the older chemical filter Benzophenone-4 with mineral Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide. It has a dewy, lightweight finish with low white cast and does not commonly sting. With good protection and a score of 66.3/100, it works as a moisturising daily cream, though its labeled SPF is unconfirmed and its filters are dated.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
71
- +13.3 Benzophenone-4 at #5, UV filter
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −1.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
80
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Sulisobenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −30 Sensitizing preservatives (Methylisothiazolinone, Methylchloroisothiazolinone)
- −4 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-4)
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White cast
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #8
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #9
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
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Eye sting
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Benzophenone-4 at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #8
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #9
- −10 Coconut Oil at #2, heavy oil
- −8 Stearic Acid at #3, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Coconut Oil at #2, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −36 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil)
- −18 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 7 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (13)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 10 heavy oil
- ↑ 38 comedogenic oil/butter
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 18 minor malassezia feeder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Benzophenone-4)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↓ 20 Sulisobenzone (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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10 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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13 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does this 4ever Skin Naturals sun cream leave a white cast?
White cast is low. It pairs mineral Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide with a chemical filter and has a dewy, lightweight finish.
Is the 4ever Skin Naturals Daily Moisturising And Brightening Sun Protection Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a mix of both, combining the chemical filter Benzophenone-4 with mineral Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide.
Is 4ever Skin Naturals Sun Protection Cream good?
It scores 66.3/100 with good protection and does not commonly sting. Its labeled SPF is unconfirmed and its filters are dated, so apply generously.