Coola Classic Face Sunscreen Mist SPF 50
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Coola Classic Face Sunscreen Mist SPF 50 is a chemical spray mist using avobenzone, octisalate, and octocrylene, an older-generation filter set. It has a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight, mistable feel, with a low pore-clogging profile, but it can sting if it drifts near the eyes, so apply with care. The good makeup-base rating lets it work over or under cosmetics for refreshes. The SPF 50 label measures as moderate protection, and at 64.9/100 it is an average but convenient touch-up format.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
51
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β10 Volatile alcohol at #4
- β8 Fragrance
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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 #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 13 Volatile alcohol at #4
- β 1 Glycerin at #20, the anchor humectant
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #4), fast, even canvas
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- β¨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (23)
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 (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), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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4 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 13 film former
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Fragrance
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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19 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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20 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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21 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
Does Coola Classic Face Mist leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. As a chemical mist it gives a balanced, lightweight finish that generally wears clear.
Is the Coola Classic Face Sunscreen Mist SPF 50 good under makeup?
Yes, it rates good as a makeup base and the mist format works over or under cosmetics for refreshes. It can sting if it drifts near the eyes, so close them when spraying the face.
Is Coola Classic Face Mist a good sunscreen?
It is an average pick at 64.9/100, with moderate measured protection from its older chemical filters. The mist is convenient for touch-ups, but reapply generously since sprays are easy to under-apply.