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Azha Whitening Cream SPF 20

Azha SPF 20
Azha Whitening Cream SPF 20

48/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 68
  • +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
  • +22 Benzophenone-3 at #2, UV filter
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
  • +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • +3.6 Homosalate at #23, UV filter
  • −7.8 UVB coverage saturated
  • −26.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.72 Avobenzone without a photostabilizer
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Health safety

Low 3
  • +100 Starting score
  • −70 Oxybenzone at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −14 Homosalate at #23, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
  • −10 Propylparaben at #20, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens

Low 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast

High 0
  • +100 Starting score
  • −55 Zinc Oxide at #3
  • −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
  • −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
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Eye sting

Medium 51
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Oxybenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −1 Homosalate at #23, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Medium 43
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Zinc Oxide at #3
  • −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
  • −1 Paraffinum Liquidum at #17, heavy oil
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Comedogenic

Low 93
  • +100 Starting score
  • −7 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil at #10, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne

Low 89
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

High 10
  • +100 Starting score
  • −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −20 Oxybenzone at #2, yellow stains on white cotton
  • −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  • −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
  • → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base

Poor
PillsPrimer
  • ← 1 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 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.

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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.

  • ✨ Green tea
  • ✨ Panthenol (B5)

Full ingredient list (23)

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. 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
  2. 2 Benzophenone-3

    Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 22 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
  3. 3 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
  4. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)

    • ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  5. Botanical extract

  6. Botanical extract

  7. Botanical extract

  8. Botanical extract

  9. 9 Citrus Limon

    Supporting ingredient

  10. Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
  11. 11 Panthenol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

    • 2 → nourishing humectant
  12. 12 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  13. 13 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  14. 14 Cetyl Alcohol

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

  15. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  16. 16 Emulgin B2

    Supporting ingredient

  17. 17 Paraffinum Liquidum

    Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

    • ↑ 1 heavy oil
    • 1 → dewy occlusive
  18. 18 Triethanolamine

    pH adjuster

  19. 19 Methylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  20. 20 Propylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

    • ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
  21. 21 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  22. 22 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  23. 23 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 3.6 UV protection
    • ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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