Cahaya Naturals Physical Sunscreen SPF 50 Pa++++
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cahaya Naturals Physical Sunscreen SPF 50 PA++++ is a pure mineral sunscreen built on zinc oxide. It has a matte finish and a lightweight feel, with a medium white cast that can show on deeper tones, which is common for zinc formulas. Its low sweat-sting and low breakout-trigger ratings make it generally gentle and suited to sensitive or oily skin. Protection rates as moderate and it scores 72 out of 100. A solid matte mineral choice with the usual cast trade-off.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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White cast
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +4.4 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Heavy feel
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
- +6.8 Volatile hydrocarbon at #7, flashes off
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #27, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate at #30, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 6 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- ✨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (33)
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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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
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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
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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15 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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24 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Does Cahaya Naturals Physical Sunscreen leave a white cast?
It rates medium for white cast, which can show on deeper tones. This is common for mineral formulas, since it relies on zinc oxide as its only filter.
Is the Cahaya Naturals Physical Sunscreen SPF 50 Pa++++ good for oily or sensitive skin?
Yes, it has a matte finish with low sweat-sting and low breakout-trigger ratings, making it generally gentle and suited to oily or sensitive skin. The feel stays lightweight.
Is Cahaya Naturals Physical Sunscreen a good sunscreen?
It scores 72 out of 100 with moderate protection. It is a solid matte mineral choice with the usual white-cast trade-off.