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Carroten Suncare Milk Spf50

Carroten SPF 50
Carroten Suncare Milk Spf50

64/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 64
  • +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 #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #9, UV filter
  • +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #10, UV filter
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • −39.6 UVB coverage saturated
  • −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

Medium 33
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −12.6 Octinoxate at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens

Low 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 32
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −5 Octinoxate at #9, 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 #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #37, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

Medium 55
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
  • −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #5, 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

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
  • → 3 3 strong humectants (Panthenol, Betaine, Beta-Glucan)
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 7 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
  • → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

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Full ingredient list (57)

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 Homosalate

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

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 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
  4. 4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate

    Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  5. 5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane

    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
  6. 6 C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  7. 7 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  8. 8 Ethylhexyl Isononanoate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. 9 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate

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

    • ↑ 14.4 UV protection
    • ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
  10. 10 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid

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

    • ↑ 11.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
  11. 11 Potassium Cetyl Phosphate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  12. 12 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine

    Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  13. 13 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  14. 14 Undecane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  15. 15 Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. 16 Arginine

    pH adjuster

  17. 17 Cetearyl Alcohol

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

  18. 18 Cetearyl Nonanoate

    Supporting ingredient

  19. 19 7-Dehydrocholesterol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  20. 20 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  21. 21 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  22. 22 Arachis Hypogaea Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

  23. 23 Ascorbyl Palmitate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  24. 24 Beta-Carotene

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  25. 25 Beta-Glucan

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  26. 26 Betaine

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  27. 27 Bisabolol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  28. 28 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  29. 29 Carnosine

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  30. 30 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  31. 31 Daucus Carota Sativa Extract

    Botanical extract

  32. 32 Decylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  33. 33 Ethylhexyl-Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  34. 34 Glyceryl Oleate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  35. 35 Glyceryl Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  36. 36 Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

    Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  37. 37 Isopropyl Myristate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  38. 38 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  39. 39 Octyldodecanol

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

  40. 40 Panthenol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  41. 41 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  42. 42 Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  43. 43 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  44. 44 Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  45. 45 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  46. 46 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  47. 47 Sodium Sulfate

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  48. 48 T-Butyl Alcohol

    Supporting ingredient

  49. 49 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  50. 50 Tocopheryl Acetate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  51. 51 Triacontanyl Pvp

    Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

  52. 52 Tridecane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  53. 53 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  54. 54 BHT

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  55. 55 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  56. 56 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  57. 57 Tetrasodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

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