Black Up Facial Sun Cream Spf 30
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Black Up Facial Sun Cream SPF 30 is a hybrid sunscreen pairing Titanium Dioxide with Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate. It has a balanced, lightweight finish, a low chance of white cast, and is generally gentle and non-stinging, with low pore-clogging concerns. It is less suited as a makeup base than some alternatives. Scoring 69.4/100 with good protection, it is a reasonable daily facial sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
78
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- −1.2 UVB coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −29 8 declared fragrance allergens
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1, 3-Diol)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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White cast
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- +2.4 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #12, butter/occlusive fat
- −3 Paraffinum Liquidum at #10, heavy oil
- −5 Stearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #9, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 6 High mineral load at #7 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
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (37)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- 3 → dewy occlusive
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11 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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14 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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17 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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18 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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29 Fragrance
Fragrance
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30 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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31 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Cinnamal
Supporting ingredient
Is Black Up Facial Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, pairing Titanium Dioxide with chemical filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate.
Does the Black Up Facial Sun Cream Spf 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low, with a balanced, lightweight finish. It tends to apply without an obvious mineral residue.
Does it work under makeup?
It is rated as a weaker makeup base, so it may not layer as smoothly under foundation as some alternatives. On its own it wears lightweight and is non-stinging.