Knours Koolsol Ultra Light Invisible Mineral Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50
74/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 10% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (10% total declared)
- +3.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #29, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Vitamin E
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.
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 28 10% declared
- ↑ 18 10% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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29 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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34 Asiaticoside
Soothing, skin-conditioning active