Citra Natural Booster Body Serum Protect Glow SPF 20 Pa++
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Citra Natural Booster Body Serum Protect Glow is an SPF 20 PA++ body serum using a chemical and mineral blend of octocrylene, titanium dioxide and avobenzone. It has a balanced, lightweight finish with a low white cast, though it may sting somewhat near the eyes. Protection is good for its SPF level, and with a score of 62.7/100 it is a reasonable glow-oriented body sunscreen for light daily exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −1.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #12, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #27, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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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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Eye sting
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −10 Cooling agents (Menthol)
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Heavy feel
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- −3 Paraffinum Liquidum at #8, heavy oil
- −8 Stearic Acid at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Palmitate at #4, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
34
- +100 Starting score
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −18 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #12, 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
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #11, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
- → 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (33)
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 (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 18 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- 3 → dewy occlusive
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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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
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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22 Menthol
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Does Citra Natural Booster Body Serum sting the eyes?
It may sting somewhat, as its eye-sting rating is medium. As a body serum it is meant for the body, so keep it away from the eye area.
Is Citra Body Serum Protect Glow mineral or chemical?
It is a combination formula, pairing chemical filters octocrylene and avobenzone with the mineral filter titanium dioxide.
Is Citra Body Serum SPF 20 good?
It scores 62.7/100 with good protection for its SPF level. It is a reasonable glow-oriented body sunscreen for light daily exposure.