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Osmosis SPF 30 Sunscreen

Osmosis SPF 30
Osmosis SPF 30 Sunscreen

70/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 42
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 68
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −2 Essential oils (Citrus Grandis Peel Oil)
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White cast

Low 68
  • +100 Starting score
  • −28 Zinc Oxide, 13% declared
  • −8 Pure mineral formula (13% total declared)
  • +3.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −1 Volatile alcohol at #23
  • −8 Fragrance
  • +6.8 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel

Low 77
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Zinc Oxide, 13% declared
  • −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 56
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
  • −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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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

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #23
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
  • → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
  • → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
  • → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #23
  • → 12 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
  • ← 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.

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Full ingredient list (24)

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 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 28 13% declared
    • ↑ 18 13% declared
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
  2. 2 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  4. Supporting ingredient

  5. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
  6. 6 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
    • 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  7. 7 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  8. Botanical extract

    • 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  9. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  10. 10 Coco-Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  11. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 1 → nourishing light emollient
  12. Botanical extract

  13. 13 Isostearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  14. 14 Sclerotium Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  15. 15 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  16. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  17. 17 Phytic Acid

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  18. Plant oil, an emollient

  19. 19 Vanillin

    Supporting ingredient

  20. 20 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  21. Solvent base, the water phase

  22. 22 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  23. 23 Alcohol

    Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes

  24. 24 Fragrance

    Fragrance

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