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Carroten Suncare Milk SPF 20

Carroten SPF 20
Carroten Suncare Milk SPF 20

63/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 59
  • +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
  • +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
  • +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #37, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
  • −4.4 UVB coverage saturated
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety

Medium 46
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Medium 49
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −30 13 declared fragrance allergens
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Titanium Dioxide at #37 (nano)
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Eye sting

Medium 39
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
  • −8 8 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #37
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #28, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

Medium 41
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
  • −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 35
  • +100 Starting score
  • −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #37, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
  • → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
  • → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Betaine)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Silica)
  • ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
  • → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
  • → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
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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.

  • ✨ Allantoin
  • ✨ Vitamin C

Full ingredient list (56)

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. 2 Octocrylene

    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
  3. 3 Homosalate

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

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 4 C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  5. 5 Ethylhexyl Salicylate

    Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. 6 Glyceryl Stearate Citrate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  7. 7 Dicaprylyl Carbonate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  8. 8 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane

    Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  9. 9 Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  10. 10 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  11. 11 Cetearyl Alcohol

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

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  12. 12 Nylon 6/12

    Supporting ingredient

  13. 13 Sodium Hyaluronate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  14. 14 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  15. 15 Arachis Hypogaea Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

  16. 16 Ascorbyl Palmitate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  17. 17 Beta-Carotene

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  18. 18 Betaine

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  19. 19 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  20. 20 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  21. 21 Carnosine

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. 22 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  23. 23 Daucus Carota Sativa Extract

    Botanical extract

  24. 24 Decylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  25. 25 Ethylhexyl-Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  26. 26 Glyceryl Oleate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  27. 27 Glyceryl Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  28. 28 Isopropyl Myristate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  29. 29 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  30. 30 Panthenol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  31. 31 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  32. 32 Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  33. 33 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  34. 34 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  35. 35 T-Butyl Alcohol

    Supporting ingredient

  36. 36 Tetrasodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  37. 37 Titanium Dioxide

    Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  38. 38 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  39. 39 Tocopheryl Acetate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  40. 40 Triacontanyl Pvp

    Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

  41. 41 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  42. 42 BHT

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  43. 43 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  44. 44 Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  45. 45 Amyl Cinnamal

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  46. 46 Benzyl Alcohol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  47. 47 Benzyl Benzoate

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  48. 48 Benzyl Salicylate

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  49. 49 Cinnamyl Alcohol

    Supporting ingredient

  50. 50 Citral

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  51. 51 Citronellol

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  52. 52 Geraniol

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  53. 53 Hexyl Cinnamal

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  54. 54 Isoeugenol

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  55. 55 Limonene

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  56. 56 Linalool

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

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