Carasun Gentle Barrier Physical Sunscreen SPF 50+ Pa++++ (30 Ml)
71/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, 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 #3
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +4.4 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Heavy feel
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #39, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −50 7 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate, PEG-40 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #31, hyaluronic family
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- ← 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.
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.
- ✨ Centella asiatica
- ✨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (55)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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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
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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13 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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14 Ceramide NG
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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15 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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16 Ceramide 4
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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17 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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19 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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25 Cellulose
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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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
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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44 Trideceth-10
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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45 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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47 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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48 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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54 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable