DISAAR Refreshing Sunblock 60 SPF To 90 SPF
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
DISAAR Refreshing Sunblock is a chemical sunscreen relying on just two older-generation filters, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and avobenzone. It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, with no common stinging and a low pore-clogging profile. Despite very high label SPF claims, the thin two-filter formula scores at a weak measured protection tier, so its real-world coverage is generally limited. The score of 49.0/100 reflects that gap between the printed SPF and the filter system.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
31
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −16 Butylparaben at #11, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −13 Propylparaben at #10, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-25, Ceteareth-6)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 13 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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11 Butylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 16 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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13 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
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15 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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18 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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21 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Is DISAAR Refreshing Sunblock good?
It scores 49.0/100. Despite very high label SPF claims, its thin two-filter formula scores at a weak measured protection tier, so real-world coverage is generally limited.
Is the DISAAR Refreshing Sunblock 60 SPF To 90 SPF mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using just two older-generation filters: ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and avobenzone. There are no mineral filters.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast. As a chemical formula it generally absorbs with a balanced finish and no visible whiteness.