Dropology SPF 50+
86/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
99
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −21.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −15.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −3 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −9 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −4 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #18, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −45 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate SE)
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Fabric stains
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #6, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 6 High mineral load at #6 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 →Full ingredient list (35)
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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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22 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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25 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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27 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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31 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Pinene
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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34 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin