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Faces Canada Comfy Glow Sunscreen - SPF 50 Pa+++

Faces Canada SPF 50
Faces Canada Comfy Glow Sunscreen - SPF 50 Pa+++

64/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 59
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
  • +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +12.3 Zinc Oxide at #29, UV filter (UVA1 +5.4)
  • −5.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
  • +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety

Low 14
  • +100 Starting score
  • −70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast

Low 93
  • +100 Starting score
  • −5 Zinc Oxide at #29
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #14
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Eye sting

Medium 57
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Zinc Oxide at #29
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
  • −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 33
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
  • −2 Zinc Oxide at #29, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #17, hyaluronic family
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 4.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate-13, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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 (32)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  3. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 4 Benzophenone-3

    Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
  5. 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
  6. 6 Phospholipids

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  7. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  8. 8 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  9. 9 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  10. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
  11. 11 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  12. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  13. 13 Mica

    Colorant or pigment

  14. Colorant or pigment

  15. 15 Tin Oxide

    Colorant or pigment

  16. 16 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  17. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  18. 18 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  19. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  20. 20 Ethoxydiglycol

    Supporting ingredient

  21. 21 Polyacrylate-13

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  22. 22 Polyisobutene

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  23. 23 Polysorbate 20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  24. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  25. Colorant or pigment

  26. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  27. 27 Anhydroxylitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  28. 28 Xylitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  29. 29 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 12.3 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  30. 30 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  31. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  32. 32 Red 33

    Colorant or pigment

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