Carroten Detox Super Mat Suncare Face Cream SPF 30
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Carroten Detox Super Mat Suncare Face Cream SPF 30 is a hybrid mattifying facial sunscreen using Homosalate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Avobenzone, and the modern filters Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid and Ethylhexyl Triazone. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and leaves little to no white cast. It is generally low risk for breakouts but tends to sting if it reaches the eyes. With good protection and a score near 68, it is a decent oil-control daily face pick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
78
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #8, UV filter
- +19.2 Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +6.4)
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #13, UV filter
- −25.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −24 9 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
24
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 8 declared fragrance allergens
- −5 Cooling agents (Menthyl Lactate)
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Oleoyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 7 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (42)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Supporting ingredient
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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11 Arginine
pH adjuster
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Neo Heliopan AP), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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17 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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20 Carnosine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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42 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Carroten Detox Super Mat good for oily skin?
Yes, it is built to mattify and sets to a balanced finish, with a low rating for clogging pores. That makes it generally suited to oily, acne-prone skin.
Does the Carroten Detox Super Mat Suncare Face Cream SPF 30 sting the eyes?
It is rated high for stinging, so it can irritate if it reaches the eyes. Apply carefully around the eye area.
Is this sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is fully chemical. It uses Homosalate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Avobenzone, plus the modern filters Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid and Ethylhexyl Triazone.