Skinfood Berry Glowing Sun Cream SPF 50+ Pa++++
87/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Skinfood Berry Glowing Sun Cream is an SPF 50+ PA++++ sunscreen that blends mineral Titanium Dioxide with modern UV filters like Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone. It wears light with a balanced finish, low white cast and a low pore-clogging profile, and it does not commonly sting. Makeup layering is okay. With excellent rated protection and a high score of 86.8/100, it is a well-rounded daily sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- +14.4 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #13, UV filter
- β14.9 UVB coverage saturated
- β5.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Allergens
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β4 Essential oils (Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Salvia Officinalis Oil)
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White cast
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- β35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- +3.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2.2 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #24, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
- β42 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- β10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Humectant polyols
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
- β 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 5 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Caprylyl Methicone, Dicaprylyl Ether)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 1.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- β 6 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (47)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- β 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- β 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills β 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- β 20.9 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 14.4 UV protection
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
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18 Black 2
Colorant or pigment
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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22 Bleach
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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36 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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37 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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42 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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44 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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47 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is the Skinfood Berry Glowing Sun Cream SPF 50+ Pa++++?
Yes, it scores 86.8/100, which is strong. Protection is rated excellent and it wears light with low white cast, making it a well-rounded daily pick.
Does the Skinfood Berry Glowing Sun Cream SPF 50+ Pa++++ leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low even though it contains some Titanium Dioxide, so it tends to blend in clear with a balanced finish.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid formula, blending mineral Titanium Dioxide with modern chemical filters like Ethylhexyl Triazone and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone.