Circulove DAY SPF 20 Probiotic Day Cream
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Circulove DAY SPF 20 Probiotic Day Cream is a mineral-filtered day moisturizer using zinc oxide for light sun cover. It finishes dewy with a medium weight and a high white cast, so it works better as skincare than as a makeup base, which is poor. It does not sting and has low pore-clogging risk. With moderate measured protection at SPF 20 and a score of 67.1, it suits dry skin wanting hydration with some daily defense rather than dedicated high SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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White cast
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −15 Pure mineral formula
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Heavy feel
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #5, butter/occlusive fat
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −38 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
- −18 3 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +10 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 12 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (22)
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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Botanical extract
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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9 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
Does Circulove DAY cream leave a white cast?
White cast is rated high. It uses zinc oxide and finishes dewy, so it can leave some visible cast, especially on deeper skin tones.
What SPF does it have and is the Circulove DAY SPF 20 Probiotic Day Cream enough?
It is an SPF 20 day cream with moderate measured protection, so it offers light daily defense rather than high SPF. For extended sun exposure a dedicated higher-SPF sunscreen is generally better.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral-filtered day cream using zinc oxide, paired with a dewy, hydrating feel that suits drier skin.