Africology SPF Sunscreen
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Africology SPF Sunscreen is a pure mineral formula using Zinc Oxide, with the exact SPF not specified. It has a dewy finish and is unlikely to sting, though the mineral base leaves a medium white cast and a somewhat heavier feel, and it is not built to sit under makeup. The low breakout-trigger reading makes it generally friendly for sensitive skin. Protection is rated moderate and the score of 68.9 reflects a clean but basic mineral option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #10, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
3
- +100 Starting score
- −38 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −47 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 9 2 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (21)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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16 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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18 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is the Africology SPF Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, using Zinc Oxide. The exact SPF is not specified on the label data available.
Will the Africology SPF Sunscreen leave a white cast?
It can leave a medium white cast, which is common for Zinc Oxide formulas, and it has a dewy finish that sits a bit heavier on skin.
Does it work under makeup?
Not especially. It rates poorly as a makeup base, so it is better worn on its own.