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Carenology Toning Light-up Repair Sun Cream

Carenology Toning Light-up Repair Sun Cream

76/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 81
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
  • +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
  • +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • −20.8 UVB coverage saturated
  • −1.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety

Medium 47
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 87
  • +100 Starting score
  • −35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
  • +17.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
  • +1.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
  • +2.4 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting

Low 69
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 84
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 53
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
  • −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 35
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #6, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #51, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 Glycerin at #39, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
  • → 4 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
  • ← 3 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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.

  • ✨ Centella asiatica

Full ingredient list (52)

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. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 Homosalate

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

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  5. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)

    • ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
  6. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)

    • ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  7. 7 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
  10. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
  11. 11 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  14. Botanical extract

  15. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  16. Botanical extract

  17. 17 Polysorbate 60

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  18. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  19. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  20. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  21. 21 Squalane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
  22. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  23. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  24. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  25. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  26. 26 Pullulan

    Supporting ingredient

  27. 27 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  28. Supporting ingredient

  29. Supporting ingredient

  30. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  31. 31 Octyldodecanol

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

  32. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  33. 33 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  34. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  35. Botanical extract

  36. Botanical extract

  37. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  38. Botanical extract

  39. 39 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  40. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  41. Botanical extract

  42. Botanical extract

  43. Botanical extract

  44. Botanical extract

  45. Botanical extract

  46. Botanical extract

  47. Botanical extract

  48. Botanical extract

  49. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  50. 50 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  51. 51 Ci 77492

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  52. 52 Ci 77491

    Colorant or pigment

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