Pharmasept Face Sun Cream SPF 50
67/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- β11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- β15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Zinc Oxide at #1
- β1 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #19, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β4 Octyldodecyl Oleate at #12, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
- β50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Octyldodecyl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Oleate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- β 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- β 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- β 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.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (28)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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11 Mg Stearate+
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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15 Phytosterols
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- β 1 heavy oil
- 1 β dewy occlusive
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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25 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling