Dr. Sam Bunting Skincare Flawless Gossamer Untinted Spf 50
77/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
74
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −0.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate)
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White cast
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −27.5 Zinc Oxide at #3 (nano)
- −17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #5 (nano)
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +4.4 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Heavy feel
High
24
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #6, butter/occlusive fat
- −10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
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Fungal acne
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
- → 9 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Squalane)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 4.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation (nano)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (25)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (nano)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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8 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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14 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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16 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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17 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream