Coola Classic Face Organic Sunscreen Spf 50 White Tea
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Coola Classic Face Organic Sunscreen SPF 50 in White Tea is a chemical sunscreen built on Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (avobenzone), Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene, an older-generation filter set. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, so it generally layers well on the face. The formula is low on pore-clogging signals but can sting somewhat if it reaches the eyes. With good protection and a score of 68.7/100, it is a reasonable everyday face option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Cetyl Palmitate at #15, 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 #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #5, 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 #19, 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¨ Green tea
- β¨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (36)
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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Botanical extract
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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)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 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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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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17 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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18 Aroma
Fragrance
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19 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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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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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28 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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pH adjuster
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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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33 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
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34 Tropolone
Supporting ingredient
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35 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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36 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does Coola Classic Face SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, white cast reads low. As a chemical sunscreen with avobenzone, homosalate, octocrylene, and ethylhexyl salicylate, it generally absorbs clear and wears with a balanced finish.
Is this good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It can work for oily and acne-prone skin. The finish is balanced rather than heavy, it stays lightweight, and pore-clogging signals read low. Keep in mind it may sting somewhat if it gets near the eyes.
Is the Coola Classic Face Organic Sunscreen Spf 50 White Tea mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen. The UV filters are Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (avobenzone), Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene, with no zinc or titanium.