Azani Active Care Kaolin Clay Sunscreen
87/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Azani Active Care Kaolin Clay Sunscreen is a chemical sunscreen built on modern filters, Tinosorb S and Tinosorb M, which are known for stable broad-spectrum coverage. It wears with a matte finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and is rated low for both stinging and pore-clogging, a good match for oily or acne-prone skin. The labeled SPF is not specified here. With excellent protection and a high score of 87.4/100, it is one of the stronger performers in this set.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
89
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −2 UVB coverage saturated
- −5 UVA2 coverage saturated
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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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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
72
- +100 Starting score
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Steareth-21)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 8 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Kaolin)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 10 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Kaolin)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
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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 (15)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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2 Kaolin
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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5 Gms-165
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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7 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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11 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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13 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is the Azani Kaolin Clay sunscreen good for oily skin?
Yes. It finishes matte, is rated low for pore-clogging, and is built with kaolin clay, which makes it a strong match for oily or acne-prone skin.
Does the Azani Active Care Kaolin Clay Sunscreen leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast. Its modern filters, Tinosorb S and Tinosorb M, are cosmetically elegant and generally absorb without a visible film.
Is the Azani Active Care Kaolin Clay Sunscreen a good sunscreen?
Yes, very much so. With a score of 87.4/100 and excellent protection, it is one of the stronger performers in its group.