Parasol UV Guard Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 PA++
54/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Parasol UV Guard Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 PA++ is a chemical sunscreen with old-school filters including Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor, and Benzophenone-3. It carries a moderate protection level and wears lightweight with a balanced finish, a low white cast, no stinging, and a low pore-clogging profile. It is generally okay as a base under makeup. Scoring 54.1, it is a basic everyday lotion built on older filter chemistry.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +12 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #3, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +17.6 Benzophenone-3 at #9, UV filter
- −6 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −24.5 Oxybenzone at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 3 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- −10 Propylparaben at #21, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- +30.6 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (Diazolidinyl Urea)
- −10 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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Eye sting
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Oxybenzone at #9, 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
- −3 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #10, heavy oil
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Stearic Acid at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #9, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (22)
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
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (4-MBC), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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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
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
- ↓ 24.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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17 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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20 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Parasol UV Guard mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older filters such as Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor, and Benzophenone-3.
Does the Parasol UV Guard Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 PA++ leave a white cast?
White cast is low. The lotion wears lightweight with a balanced finish and does not sting.
Is this sunscreen good?
It scores 54.1 out of 100 with moderate protection at SPF 30. It is a basic everyday lotion built on older filter chemistry.