ACO Sun Face Cream SPF 20
91/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
ACO Sun Face Cream is an SPF 20 chemical sunscreen built on modern filters, including Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and Ethylhexyl Triazone. It has a balanced finish, feels lightweight, leaves low white cast, and does not sting, with low breakout risk. It works okay under makeup. With excellent protection and a high score of 90.5/100, it is an excellent everyday face sunscreen, though the SPF 20 rating is lower than many daily SPF 50 options.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
91
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #12, UV filter
- −10.7 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Eye sting
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Myristyl Myristate at #6, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Canola Oil)
- −42 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Myristyl Myristate, Sucrose Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Diglycerin)
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Canola Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Canola Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (22)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Diglycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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pH adjuster
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20 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is ACO Sun Face Cream a good sunscreen?
Yes, it is excellent. It scores 90.5/100 with excellent measured protection, a lightweight balanced finish, low white cast, and low breakout risk.
What SPF is ACO Sun Face Cream?
It is rated SPF 20. That is lower than many daily SPF 50 options, though its measured broad-spectrum protection still tests as excellent.
Is this sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen built on modern filters, including Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and Ethylhexyl Triazone.