PHI Cosmetics Sunbrella Face Sunscreen SPF 30+
83/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
93
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −8.9 UVB coverage saturated
- −11.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
High
20
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #9
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
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Heavy feel
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #9
- −1 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #14, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Squalene)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
- −47 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Glyceryl Behenate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 10.5 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Hydrated Silica, Bentonite, …)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #24, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #37, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalene)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 10 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Distarch Phosphate, Silica, Bentonite, …)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalene)
- → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 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 →Full ingredient list (39)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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11 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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12 Bentonite
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- 1 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Plant oil, an emollient
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24 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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25 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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27 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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29 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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31 Squalene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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34 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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35 Sea Salt
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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36 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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39 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream