RITUALS The Ritual Of Karma Sun Protection Face Cream 50
74/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
RITUALS The Ritual Of Karma Sun Protection Face Cream is a hybrid sunscreen using modern filters including Tinosorb A2B, Tinosorb S, and avobenzone for broad-spectrum coverage. It has a dewy finish, keeps white cast low, and is low in pore-clogging risk, though it may sting somewhat for some users. It layers okay under makeup. With a score of 73.5/100 and excellent protection, it is a comfortable everyday face cream.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
83
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
- +24 Tris-Biphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #13, UV filter
- −24.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −14.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −22 9 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Tinosorb A2B at #9 (particulate filter)
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Eye sting
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #19
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #16, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #19
- ← 1 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 (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #19
- ← 1 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
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 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 (50)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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 ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb A2B), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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11 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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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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14 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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18 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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36 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Limonene
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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pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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48 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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49 Fumaric Acid
Supporting ingredient
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50 Maleic Acid
Supporting ingredient
Is the RITUALS Ritual of Karma sun cream good?
It scores 73.5/100 with excellent protection from modern filters including Tinosorb A2B, Tinosorb S, and avobenzone. It is a comfortable everyday face cream.
Does the RITUALS The Ritual Of Karma Sun Protection Face Cream 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it is generally not noticeable. The finish is dewy, though it may sting somewhat for some users.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using a hybrid set of modern broad-spectrum filters.