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Chalonese Sunscreen SPF 50+ Pa+++

Chalonese SPF 50
Chalonese Sunscreen SPF 50+ Pa+++

74/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 63
  • +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
  • +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #18, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety

High 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Octocrylene at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 93
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Titanium Dioxide at #18
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #29
  • +1.2 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting

Low 71
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #18
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 74
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Oleate)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

Medium 35
  • +100 Starting score
  • −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #18, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Nourishing
LightNourishing
  • → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #28, hyaluronic family
  • → 3 2 strong humectants (Glycereth-26, Glyceryl Glucoside)
  • → 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.

  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (29)

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 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  3. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
  4. 4 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  5. 5 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)

    • ↑ 15.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  6. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  7. 7 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  8. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  9. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  10. 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
  11. 11 Glycereth-26

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • 2 → nourishing humectant
  12. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  13. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  14. 14 Polysorbate 80

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  15. 15 Triethanolamine

    pH adjuster

  16. 16 VP/VA Copolymer

    Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

  17. Supporting ingredient

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

    • ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  19. 19 Sorbitan Oleate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  20. 20 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  21. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  22. Botanical extract

  23. Botanical extract

  24. Supporting ingredient

  25. 25 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  26. Supporting ingredient

  27. 27 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  28. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  29. Colorant or pigment

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