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Glowsophy Raspberry Sunscreen SPF 50 Pa+++

Glowsophy SPF 50
Glowsophy Raspberry Sunscreen SPF 50 Pa+++

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 31
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
  • +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
  • +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety

High 61
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 1 declared fragrance allergens
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −12 Cooling agents (Menthol, Menthyl Lactate)
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Heavy feel

Low 96
  • +100 Starting score
  • −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
  • +1.3 Volatile silicone at #6, flashes off
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Comedogenic

Low 83
  • +100 Starting score
  • −17 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #5, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

Medium 41
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
  • −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains

Low 62
  • +100 Starting score
  • −38 Avobenzone at #9, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #30, hyaluronic family
  • → 1 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
  • → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
  • → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.

  • ✨ Aloe vera
  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (34)

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. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

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

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  4. 4 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  5. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  6. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
  7. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
    • 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  8. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  9. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  10. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  11. 11 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Botanical extract

  14. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  15. 15 Arginine

    pH adjuster

  16. 16 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  17. 17 Bisabolol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  18. 18 Chlorphenesin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  19. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  20. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  21. 21 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  22. 22 Menthol

    Supporting ingredient

  23. 23 Nonoxynol-12

    Supporting ingredient

  24. 24 Farnesol

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  25. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  26. 26 Adenosine

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  27. 27 Menthyl Lactate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  28. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  29. 29 Ectoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  30. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  31. 31 Ceramide NP

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  32. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  33. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  34. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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