Cosmetic Plant Emulsie Plajă Cocos SPF 50 Cu Ulei De Cocos Bio
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cosmetic Plant Emulsie Plaja Cocos SPF 50 is a coconut-oil beach emulsion using older-generation filters: Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Avobenzone and Titanium Dioxide. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, though it may sting if it reaches the eyes. Protection is rated good for beach use. The score of 62.0 reflects an older filter system that lags behind more modern formulas.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −10.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −3 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −9 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #10
- +1.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +0.9 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #10
- −3 Coconut Oil at #12, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Coconut Oil at #12, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #13, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Coconut Oil)
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-25)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 4 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Coconut Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 5 3 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (30)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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12 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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24 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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25 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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26 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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29 Vanillin
Supporting ingredient
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30 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is the Cosmetic Plant Coconut SPF 50 emulsion mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical with light mineral support. It uses Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Avobenzone alongside Titanium Dioxide.
Does the Cosmetic Plant Emulsie Plajă Cocos SPF 50 Cu Ulei De Cocos Bio leave a white cast?
White cast is low. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, though as a beach emulsion it may sting if it reaches the eyes.
Is the Cosmetic Plant Coconut SPF 50 any good?
It scores 62.0 out of 100 with good protection for beach use. The filter system is older, so it generally lags behind more modern SPF 50 formulas.