Coola Spf 30 Sunscreen Spray Tropical Coconut
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Coola Spf 30 Sunscreen Spray Tropical Coconut is a chemical spray using older-generation filters: ethylhexyl salicylate, octocrylene, homosalate, and avobenzone. It applies with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and it works well as a makeup base. It may sting slightly near the eyes. With a score of 68.2 and good protection, it is a convenient everyday spray, held back mainly by its old-school filters.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- 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 #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #4, 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
34
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β10 Volatile alcohol at #5
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Comedogenic
Low
100
- +100 Starting score
- +0 Algae Extract at #6, disputed rating, watch if acne-prone
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 13 Volatile alcohol at #5
- β 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #5), fast, even canvas
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare 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 (13)
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 (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 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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 (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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5 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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9 Aroma
Fragrance
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Supporting ingredient
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
Does Coola SPF 30 Tropical Coconut Spray leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. As a chemical spray with a balanced finish, it generally applies clear and lightweight.
What SPF is the Coola Spf 30 Sunscreen Spray Tropical Coconut and is it good?
It is SPF 30 and rates good for UV protection, with a score of 68.2. The older-generation filters hold it back somewhat, but it is a convenient everyday spray.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is chemical. The filters are ethylhexyl salicylate, octocrylene, homosalate, and avobenzone, with no mineral filters.