Nacomi Next Level Golden Rays City SPF50 PA++++
82/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nacomi Next Level Golden Rays City SPF50 PA++++ is a mineral and modern hybrid sunscreen, pairing titanium dioxide with the modern chemical filter bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and a low chance of white cast. It does not sting and is low on pore-clogging, generally suiting most skin types, and it works okay under makeup. With good protection and a high score of 82.3/100, it is a strong everyday urban sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
72
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #14
- +0.4 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Heavy feel
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #14
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #24, moderate comedogenic signal
- −4 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #10, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #14, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #17, hyaluronic family
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 2 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Propylheptyl Caprylate)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (42)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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13 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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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)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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29 Arginine
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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35 Fragrance
Fragrance
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36 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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38 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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39 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is the Nacomi Next Level Golden Rays City SPF50 PA++++ mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral and modern hybrid, pairing titanium dioxide with the modern filter bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine.
Does the Nacomi Next Level Golden Rays City SPF50 PA++++ leave a white cast?
The chance is low. The hybrid filter mix helps it blend without a visible cast.
Is it good?
It scores 82.3/100 with good protection at SPF 50. It is a strong everyday urban sunscreen that wears lightweight.