ALPHANOVA SUN Organic Certified Sun Milk Spf 50+
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
22
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −3 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −9 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +6.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +8.8 Coated minerals (Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
- +10.5 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Fungal acne
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #6, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 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 →Full ingredient list (28)
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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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15 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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17 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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20 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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24 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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25 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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26 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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28 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin