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ACO Hydrating Sun Face Cream SPF50

ACO SPF 50
ACO Hydrating Sun Face Cream SPF50

94/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 92
  • +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
  • +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
  • +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #8, UV filter
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • −14.5 UVB coverage saturated
  • −2.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Ensulizole at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 77
  • +100 Starting score
  • −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate/Sebacate Crosspolymer)
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #2, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Diisopropyl Sebacate)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Skincare extras

Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.

  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (25)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  5. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  6. 6 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
  8. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 11.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
  9. 9 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  10. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. 12 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  13. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  14. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  15. 15 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  16. 16 Arginine

    pH adjuster

  17. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  18. Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF

  19. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  20. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  21. 21 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  22. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  23. 23 Cellulose Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  24. 24 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  25. 25 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

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