Kojie san Skin Lightening Body Lotion SPF 25
78/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Kojie san Skin Lightening Body Lotion SPF 25 is a hybrid sunscreen body lotion using ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, ethylhexyl triazone and octocrylene. It has a balanced finish, feels lightweight, is low for white cast and does not sting. Despite the modest SPF 25 rating, the modern filter mix earns excellent measured protection. Scoring 78.3 out of 100, it is a capable everyday body lotion, though SPF 25 is lower than many daily sunscreens.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
88
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +28.8 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
- +6.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #22, UV filter
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #23, UV filter
- −5.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −0.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #23, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Octocrylene at #23, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Cetyl Palmitate at #9, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #21, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #23, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (38)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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20 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.6 UV protection
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23 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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25 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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28 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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34 Kojic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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36 Collagen
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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38 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is the Kojie san Skin Lightening Body Lotion SPF 25 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, using ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, ethylhexyl triazone and octocrylene.
What SPF is Kojie san Skin Lightening Body Lotion?
It is rated SPF 25, which is lower than many daily sunscreens. Even so, the modern filter mix earns excellent measured protection.
Is it any good?
It scores 78.3 out of 100, a strong result. It is a capable everyday body lotion, low for white cast and lightweight, though SPF 25 is modest.