Kiss Beauty Sunscreen Cream SPF 45+
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
20
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 45)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Propylparaben at #15, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +25 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Heavy feel
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −10 Paraffinum Liquidum at #2, heavy oil
- −5 Stearic Acid at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #3, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
22
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −50 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Paraffinum Liquidum at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #9, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #16, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
- → 8 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 15 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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
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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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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9 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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10 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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13 Aroma
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant