Fresh Skinlab Fresh Tone Up Sun Cream
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Fresh Skinlab Fresh Tone Up Sun Cream is a tone-up sunscreen using older-style chemical filters like Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Homosalate alongside Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight, and shows low white cast despite the tone-up effect. It is unlikely to sting, is low risk for clogging pores, and works as an okay makeup base. Protection is rated good and the score is 65/100, making it a reasonable everyday tone-up choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #5, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- −19 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #17, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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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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White cast
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #10
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #8
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
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Eye sting
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #17, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #10
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #8
- −2 Ozokerite at #21, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #11, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- −38 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #17, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Betaine)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 9 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (37)
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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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
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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13 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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15 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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18 Milk Protein
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Ozokerite
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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27 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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30 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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33 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
Does Fresh Skinlab Fresh Tone Up Sun Cream leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast despite its tone-up effect. It has a dewy finish and generally blends in across skin tones.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, combining older-style chemical filters like Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Homosalate with the mineral filters Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide.
Is the Fresh Skinlab Fresh Tone Up Sun Cream any good?
It scores 65/100 with protection rated good. It is a reasonable everyday tone-up choice that stays lightweight and is low risk for clogging pores.