Coola Classic Face Organic Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30 - Cucumber
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Coola Classic Face Organic Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 in Cucumber is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters: avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene. It wears light with a balanced finish and low white cast, and it is generally low risk for breakouts, though it can mildly sting near the eyes. With a 68/100 score and good protection, it is a pleasant everyday face lotion best judged on its older filter set.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil)
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Cetyl Palmitate at #14, wax film
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Fungal acne
Medium
67
- +100 Starting score
- β24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Oleate)
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 1 Glycerin at #22, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- β¨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (46)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 9 feeds malassezia
- β 2 wax water lock
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15 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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18 Decanal
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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20 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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22 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 3-Hexenol
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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33 Nerol
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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38 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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42 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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44 Tropolone
Supporting ingredient
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45 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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46 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is Coola Classic Face Organic Sunscreen Lotion mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses older-generation filters: avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene.
Does the Coola Classic Face Organic Sunscreen Lotion Spf 30 - Cucumber leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. It wears light with a balanced finish, so it suits everyday face use.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
It is generally low risk for breakouts, though it may mildly sting near the eyes. With a 68/100 score and good protection, it is a pleasant everyday face lotion.