InoPharm Sun Cream Face SPF 50
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
InoPharm Sun Cream Face is an SPF 50 pure mineral cream using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, which is favorable for a mineral formula. It is low pore-clogging and does not commonly sting, so it suits sensitive skin. Protection is rated weak, however, and at 49.0/100 it sits at the bottom of this group, so a higher-protection alternative is generally the safer call.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
24
- +24.6 Zinc Oxide at #16, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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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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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Zinc Oxide at #16
- −20 Candelilla Wax at #2, wax film
- −6 Coconut Oil at #5, heavy oil
- −3 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #12, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Palmitate at #8, heavy comedogenic ester
- −18 Coconut Oil at #5, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
22
- +100 Starting score
- −50 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #14, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Zinc Oxide at #16, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 9 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate)
- → 13 3 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
- → 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 15 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +10 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (16)
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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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- ↑ 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- 3 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
Does InoPharm Sun Cream Face leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low, which is favorable for a Zinc Oxide formula. It has a dewy finish and generally blends in clean across skin tones.
Is the InoPharm Sun Cream Face SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter, with no chemical filters.
Is InoPharm Sun Cream Face SPF 50 any good?
It scores 49.0/100 with protection rated weak, placing it at the bottom of its group. A higher-protection alternative is generally the safer choice.