Jovees Sun Defence Cream SPF 50
65/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
63
- +10.8 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #13, UV filter
- +13.2 Benzophenone-3 at #14, UV filter
- +24.6 Zinc Oxide at #15, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #16, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −1 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #14 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #13, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #15
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #16
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
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Eye sting
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Oxybenzone at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Zinc Oxide at #15
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #16
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Fabric stains
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #14, yellow stains on white cotton
- −2 Zinc Oxide at #15, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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 (20)
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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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8 Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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10 Stearic
Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 10.8 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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15 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)
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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17 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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20 Water
Solvent base, the water phase