PLUM Green Tea Day-Light Sunscreen Gel Spf 35 Pa+++
57/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #11, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 35, PA rating)
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Health safety
Low
14
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #11, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Oxybenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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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 #6, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- → 4 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (20)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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7 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Fragrance
Fragrance
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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17 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable