Coola Full Spectrum 360° Refreshing Water Mist Organic Face Sunscreen Spf 18
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Coola Full Spectrum 360 Refreshing Water Mist is an SPF 18 chemical sunscreen mist built on Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene. It commonly wears lightweight with a balanced finish and a low white cast, though some users may notice mild stinging near the eyes. The filters are older generation and SPF 18 protection sits at the lower end. At 68.2/100 it is generally a refreshing top-up mist rather than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +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
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #26, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Solvent base, the water phase
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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17 Heliotropine
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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22 Nerolidol
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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24 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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29 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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31 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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32 Vanillin
Supporting ingredient
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33 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Does Coola Refreshing Water Mist leave a white cast?
No, it is an all-chemical mist and commonly leaves a low white cast. The finish is generally balanced and lightweight.
Does the Coola Full Spectrum 360° Refreshing Water Mist Organic Face Sunscreen Spf 18 sting the eyes?
Some users may notice mild stinging near the eyes, so applying carefully around that area is generally advised. Most other skin areas tolerate it well.
What SPF is it and is it good?
It is SPF 18, which sits at the lower end, and it scores 68.2/100. It is generally a refreshing top-up mist rather than a primary sunscreen.