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ROUND LAB Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen

ROUND LAB Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen

87/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 71
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • βˆ’1.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
How we rate uv protection β†’
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate health safety β†’
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Allergens

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’2 Essential oils (Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil)
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

Low 79
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Oleate)
  • βˆ’9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
How we rate fungal acne β†’
πŸ‘•

Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #7, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
How we rate fabric stains β†’
πŸ’§

Moisture

Nourishing
LightNourishing
  • ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
  • β†’ 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
  • β†’ 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
  • β†’ 2 1 strong humectants (Glyceryl Glucoside)
  • β†’ 3 Humectant polyols
  • β†’ 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol)
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
  • β†’ 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
How we rate finish β†’
πŸ’„

Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • β†’ 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • β†’ 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 1.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  • ✨ Niacinamide
  • ✨ Vitamin C
  • ✨ Adenosine

Full ingredient list (35)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 16 β†’ nourishing the anchor humectant
  3. 3 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing humectant polyol
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
  5. 5 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 β†’ nourishing humectant polyol
  6. 6 Polymethyl Methacrylate

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)

    • ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  8. 8 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  9. 9 Behenyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 β†’ nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  10. 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)
  11. Botanical extract

  12. 12 Glyceryl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • 2 β†’ nourishing humectant
  13. 13 Sodium Hyaluronate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing hyaluronic family
  14. 14 Hyaluronic Acid

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  15. 15 Ascorbic Acid

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. 16 Adenosine

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  17. 17 Hydrogenated Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  19. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  20. 20 Glucose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  21. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. Botanical extract

  23. Botanical extract

  24. 24 Ethylhexyl-Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  25. 25 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  26. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  27. 27 Sorbitan Oleate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  28. Botanical extract

  29. 29 Pentylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  30. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  31. 31 Polyisobutene

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  32. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  33. 33 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  34. 34 Carbomer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  35. 35 Dna

    Supporting ingredient

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