GC Nature Sun Screen Sun Cream
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
GC Nature Sun Screen Sun Cream pairs titanium dioxide with the older-generation chemical filter Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, and its SPF is not specified here. It has a dewy finish with a moderate white cast, sits a little heavier on the skin, and works poorly as a makeup base, though it is low on the pore-clogging scale. With weak rated protection and a score of 49 out of 100, it is a basic option that lags behind more modern formulas.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- −1.1 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −2 Microcrystalline Wax at #13, wax film
- −10 Paraffinum Liquidum at #2, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Myristate at #7, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
20
- +100 Starting score
- −30 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Sesquioleate)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- +0 Paraffinum Liquidum at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
- → 8 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 14 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (25)
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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 10 heavy oil
- 8 → dewy occlusive
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
Is GC Nature Sun Screen Sun Cream good?
Its protection is rated weak at a score of 49 out of 100, so it lags behind more modern formulas. The SPF is not specified here.
Does the GC Nature Sun Screen Sun Cream leave a white cast?
It is rated moderate for white cast, so some residue may show. The finish is dewy and it sits a little heavier on the skin.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a mix, pairing the mineral filter titanium dioxide with the older-generation chemical filter Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.