Comfort Zone Water Soul Eco Sun Cream SPF30
94/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Comfort Zone Water Soul Eco Sun Cream is an SPF 30 sunscreen on a modern filter system of Ethylhexyl Triazone, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Bis- Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, keeps white cast low, generally does not sting, and works well under makeup, with a low breakout-trigger rating. The filter lineup delivers excellent protection. With a top score of 94/100, it is one of the strongest formulas here despite sitting at SPF 30.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
92
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #13, UV filter
- −10.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Eye sting
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Octisalate at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #27, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- ← 5 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Coco-Caprylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (38)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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3 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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11 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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14 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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28 Agar
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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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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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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35 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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37 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
Does Comfort Zone Water Soul Eco Sun Cream leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It uses a modern all-chemical filter system that tends to absorb clear on most skin tones.
Does the Comfort Zone Water Soul Eco Sun Cream SPF30 work under makeup?
Yes, it is rated as a good makeup base. It wears balanced and lightweight and keeps white cast low.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores a top 94/100 with excellent protection. It is one of the strongest formulas here despite sitting at SPF 30.