NakoLwethu SPF 50
88/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #11, UV filter
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +9 Tris-Biphenyl Triazine at #21, UV filter
- −36.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −16.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −3.1 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Tinosorb M at #12
- −4 Tinosorb A2B at #21 (particulate filter)
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Eye sting
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #7, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 3 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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3 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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14 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 3 film former
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18 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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20 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb A2B), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9 UV protection
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22 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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30 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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37 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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38 Melanin
Supporting ingredient