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Skinkraft Ultra Matte Sheer Crème Sunscreen Gel SPF 40 Pa+++

Skinkraft SPF 40
Skinkraft Ultra Matte Sheer Crème Sunscreen Gel SPF 40 Pa+++

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 24
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
  • +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
  • ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
  • +0 UVA claimed on the label but no real UVA1 filters in the list
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety

Low 17
  • +100 Starting score
  • −70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 73
  • +100 Starting score
  • −11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Safe 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fabric stains

Low 80
  • +100 Starting score
  • −20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • → 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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.

  • ✨ Vitamin C

Full ingredient list (14)

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. 2 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  3. 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
  4. 4 Benzophenone-3

    Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
  5. 5 Phospholipids

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  6. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  7. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  8. Supporting ingredient

  9. 9 Triethanolamine

    pH adjuster

  10. 10 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  11. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  12. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  13. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  14. 14 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

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