Coola Full Spectrum 360° Sun Silk Drops Organic Face Sunscreen Spf 30
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Coola Full Spectrum 360 Sun Silk Drops SPF 30 is a chemical face sunscreen built on avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and octocrylene. It wears with a balanced finish, feels lightweight, and is low for white cast, so it generally sits invisibly on skin, with okay makeup compatibility. The filter blend is older-generation but reaches good protection at SPF 30. With a score of 67.6 out of 100, it is a pleasant lightweight daily option for those who like a serum-style sunscreen.
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
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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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
89
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Essential oils (Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil)
- −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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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #22, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #25, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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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
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
- → 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #26, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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 (31)
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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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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20 Melanin
Supporting ingredient
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21 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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28 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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29 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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30 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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31 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does Coola Sun Silk Drops leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast. As a chemical sunscreen it generally sits invisibly on skin with a balanced finish.
Is the Coola Full Spectrum 360° Sun Silk Drops Organic Face Sunscreen Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, built on avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and octocrylene, an older-generation blend.
Is Coola Sun Silk Drops SPF 30 good?
It scores 67.6 out of 100, a pleasant mid-range result. It gives good protection at SPF 30 and feels lightweight, with okay makeup compatibility.