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Scarlett Whitening Sunscreen Sun Bright Daily SPF 50 Pa+++

Scarlett Whitening Sunscreen Sun Bright Daily SPF 50 Pa+++

67/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 63
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
  • +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #5, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
  • +15.2 Octocrylene at #7, UV filter
  • +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #16, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
  • −41.1 UVB coverage saturated
  • −2.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
  • +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety

Medium 33
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 34
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −15 Octocrylene at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −4 Ensulizole at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #26, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne

Medium 63
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil)
  • −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #7, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (32)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 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
  5. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)

    • ↑ 13.3 UV protection
    • ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  7. 7 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)

    • ↑ 15.2 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  8. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  9. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  10. 10 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. Supporting ingredient

  15. 15 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  16. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  17. Botanical extract

  18. 18 BHT

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. 19 Bisabolol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  20. 20 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  21. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  22. pH adjuster

  23. 23 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  24. 24 Decyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  25. 25 Panthenol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  26. Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  27. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  28. 28 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  29. 29 T-Butyl Alcohol

    Supporting ingredient

  30. 30 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  31. Botanical extract

  32. 32 2-Aminobutanol

    Supporting ingredient

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