Faaborg Pharma Ultimate Face Cream – Day SPF 20
88/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
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- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −11.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #8 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7.5 Titanium Dioxide at #12 (nano)
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Eye sting
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- +0.9 Volatile hydrocarbon at #6, flashes off
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #19, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Squalene)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #12, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #25, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalene, Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Squalene)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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16 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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22 Squalene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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23 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling