Coola Sun Silk Creme SPF 30
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Coola Sun Silk Creme SPF 30 is a mineral sunscreen built on Zinc Oxide. It has a balanced finish and is non-stinging, but as a pure mineral cream it can show a moderate white cast and feels somewhat heavier on the skin. Breakout risk is generally low and it sits okay under makeup. With moderate protection and a score of 70.2/100, it is a reasonable mineral daily cream.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- β15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Fungal acne
Medium
74
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Isostearate)
- β14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- β 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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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
- β¨ Niacinamide
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 β nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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16 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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20 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
Does the Coola Sun Silk Creme SPF 30 leave a white cast?
It can show a moderate white cast. As a pure mineral cream on Zinc Oxide, some whitening is common, especially on deeper skin tones.
Is the Coola Sun Silk Creme SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, built on Zinc Oxide as its only filter.
Is it good?
It scores 70.2/100 in our ratings with moderate protection. It is a reasonable mineral daily cream, though it feels somewhat heavier on the skin.