Amaterasun UV Sunscreen Cream SPF 50+ Pa++++
65/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
46
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- −14 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
High
61
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #21, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium Polyglutamate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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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 (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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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 (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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pH adjuster
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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12 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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14 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family