Pretty cowry Expert Care Sunscreen SPF 90
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Pretty Cowry Expert Care Sunscreen advertises SPF 90 using Titanium Dioxide, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It has a balanced finish and a lightweight feel, with a medium white cast from its mineral component, and is unlikely to sting. Despite the high SPF number, protection is rated weak here, a reminder that label figures do not always reflect balanced UVA and UVB coverage. The score of 49 keeps it a cautious choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
31
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- −9.1 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 90)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Humectant polyols
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 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 →Full ingredient list (11)
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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is SPF 90 actually strong?
Not necessarily. Despite the SPF 90 label, this product's protection is rated weak, a reminder that high SPF numbers do not always reflect balanced UVA and UVB coverage.
Does the Pretty cowry Expert Care Sunscreen SPF 90 leave a white cast?
It can leave a medium white cast from its Titanium Dioxide content, though the finish is otherwise balanced and lightweight.
Is the Pretty cowry Expert Care Sunscreen SPF 90 good?
It scores 49 out of 100, which is low, mainly because the protection is rated weak. It is a cautious choice.