Gosh Foundation Plus+ Cover And Conceal Seaweed Spf 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Gosh Foundation Plus+ Cover And Conceal Seaweed SPF 15 is a makeup-first product with a mineral titanium dioxide filter. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, shows little to no white cast, and works well as a makeup base since it is itself a foundation. Protection is rated weak at SPF 15 with a score of 49.0/100, so it should be layered over a dedicated sunscreen rather than relied on alone.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
19
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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White cast
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +38.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2.2 Coated minerals (Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −6 Cera Alba at #10, wax film
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Fungal acne
Medium
75
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #11, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 9.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Nylon-12, Talc)
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #18, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 10 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc, Nylon-12, Silica)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 6 2 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 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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Colorant or pigment
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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7 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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9 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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10 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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11 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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24 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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32 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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36 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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37 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Is Gosh Foundation Plus+ Cover And Conceal enough sun protection on its own?
No, protection is rated weak at SPF 15, so it should be layered over a dedicated sunscreen rather than relied on alone. It is primarily a makeup product.
Is the Gosh Foundation Plus+ Cover And Conceal Seaweed Spf 15 mineral or chemical?
Its sun protection comes from a mineral titanium dioxide filter. It is a foundation with built-in SPF.
Can I wear it under makeup?
It works well as a makeup base and is itself a foundation, so it doubles as complexion coverage with a balanced finish.