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Mamaearth Hydragel Indian Sunscreen SPF 50 PA+++

Mamaearth SPF 50
Mamaearth Hydragel Indian Sunscreen SPF 50 PA+++

65/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 50
  • +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
  • +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • +12.8 Octocrylene at #9, UV filter
  • +7.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #21, UV filter
  • +14.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #22, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • −5.5 UVB coverage saturated
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
  • +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, 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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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 66
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −7 Octocrylene at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #25, heavy oil
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 77
  • +100 Starting score
  • −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
  • −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 37
  • +100 Starting score
  • −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #9, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 10 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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 (27)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  3. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  4. 4 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  5. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  6. 6 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  7. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)

    • ↑ 17.1 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
  8. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  9. 9 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 12.8 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  10. 10 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  11. 11 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. 12 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  13. Botanical extract

  14. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  15. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  16. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  17. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  18. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  19. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  20. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  21. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 7.2 UV protection
  22. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  23. 23 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  24. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  25. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 1 heavy oil
  26. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  27. 27 Fragrance

    Fragrance

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