RITUALS The Ritual Of Karma Sun Protection Face Cream 30
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
RITUALS The Ritual Of Karma Sun Protection Face Cream pairs chemical filters such as avobenzone, octisalate, and octocrylene with titanium dioxide in a hybrid formula, rounded out by modern filters like Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It keeps white cast low, settles to a balanced finish, feels lightweight, and is unlikely to sting. Protection is rated excellent and it works well as a makeup base. An overall score of 76.3/100 makes it a solid, comfortable daily face cream.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #9, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #14, UV filter
- −20.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −12.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −21 8 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7.5 Titanium Dioxide at #10 (nano)
- +0.5 Coated minerals (Methicone)
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Eye sting
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #10
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
- +3.3 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Trideceth-6)
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Fabric stains
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #9, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 11 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (49)
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
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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 (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 8.4 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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15 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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pH adjuster
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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23 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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26 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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32 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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35 Trideceth-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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43 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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48 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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49 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Is RITUALS The Ritual Of Karma sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid formula that combines chemical filters such as avobenzone, octisalate, and octocrylene with titanium dioxide. It also includes the modern filter Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Does the RITUALS The Ritual Of Karma Sun Protection Face Cream 30 work under makeup?
Yes, it is rated good as a makeup base. It keeps white cast low and has a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is it any good?
It scores 76.3/100, a solid result, with excellent protection. It is unlikely to sting, making it a comfortable daily face cream.