ALPHANOVA SUN SPF 30
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
20
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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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
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +6.8 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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Heavy feel
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- +2.4 Volatile hydrocarbon at #6, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
70
- +100 Starting score
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #7, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 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
- → 3 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)
- ← 6 High mineral load at #4 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 (27)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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23 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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24 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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25 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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26 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen