Fresh Skinlab Tomato Glass Skin Serum Sunscreen SPF 50
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Fresh Skinlab Tomato Glass Skin Serum Sunscreen SPF 50 is a hybrid serum sunscreen using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Tinosorb M and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a balanced finish, feels lightweight and leaves no notable white cast, with low pore-clogging risk. It may sting slightly if it reaches the eyes during sweat. Good protection and a 70.9/100 score make it a pleasant everyday option at a budget tier.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
68
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −2 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
61
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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
75
- +100 Starting score
- −25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #23, hyaluronic family
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Xanthan Gum)
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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 (23)
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
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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20 Fragrance
Fragrance
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21 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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22 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
Does Fresh Skinlab Tomato Glass Skin Serum Sunscreen leave a white cast?
No, it shows no notable white cast. White cast is rated low for this hybrid serum sunscreen.
Is the Fresh Skinlab Tomato Glass Skin Serum Sunscreen SPF 50 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It is generally suitable. The balanced finish and low pore-clogging risk commonly work for combination skin, though it may sting slightly if it reaches the eyes.
Is this sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid. It uses Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Tinosorb M and avobenzone.