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Skindrug Sunface Gel SPF 50

Skindrug SPF 50
Skindrug Sunface Gel SPF 50

71/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 98
  • +12 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #2, UV filter
  • +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
  • +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
  • +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
  • −24.9 UVB coverage saturated
  • −12 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

Low 20
  • +100 Starting score
  • −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Medium 52
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −14 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
  • −4 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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White cast

Medium 47
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 Zinc Oxide at #8
  • −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
  • −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
  • +4 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting

Low 92
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 76
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Zinc Oxide at #8
  • −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #13, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

High 38
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
  • −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  • −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  • −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
  • → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • ← 2.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylamide, Sclerotium Gum)
  • ← 6 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation
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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.

  • ✨ Allantoin

Full ingredient list (29)

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 (4-MBC), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
  3. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  4. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)

    • ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
  5. 5 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  6. 6 Simethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
  8. 8 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  9. 9 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  10. 10 Sclerotium Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

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

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  12. 12 Ceteareth-20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  14. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

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

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  16. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
  17. 17 Polysorbate 80

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Polyacrylamide

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  19. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  20. 20 Laureth-7

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  21. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  22. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  23. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  24. 24 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  25. 25 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  26. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  27. 27 DMDM Hydantoin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  28. Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  29. 29 Fragrance

    Fragrance

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