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All Natural Houttuynia Cordata Moisture Sun Cream

All Natural Houttuynia Cordata Moisture Sun Cream

88/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 94
  • +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
  • +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
  • +16.8 Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +6)
  • −9.8 UVB coverage saturated
  • −12.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety

High 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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 83
  • +100 Starting score
  • −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #5, 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 82
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
  • −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #8, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 Glycerin at #23, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #18, hyaluronic family
  • → 2 Humectant polyols
  • → 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol)
  • → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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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.

  • ✨ Centella asiatica
  • ✨ Vitamin E

Full ingredient list (37)

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. Botanical extract

  3. 3 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
  4. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)

    • ↑ 17.1 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
  5. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)

    • ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  8. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  9. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
  10. 10 Behenyl Alcohol

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

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  11. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  12. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
  13. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl SX), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 16.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  14. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  15. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  16. 16 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  17. 17 Ceramide NP

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  18. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  19. 19 Tromethamine

    pH adjuster

  20. 20 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  21. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  22. 22 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  23. 23 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  24. 24 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  25. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  26. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  27. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

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

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  29. 29 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  30. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  31. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  32. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  33. 33 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  34. 34 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  35. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  36. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  37. 37 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

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