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Soltan Brightening Facial Sun Care SPF 50

Soltan SPF 50
Soltan Brightening Facial Sun Care SPF 50

80/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 100
  • +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
  • +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
  • +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • +14.4 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #17, UV filter
  • −27.4 UVB coverage saturated
  • −22.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • −0.9 UVA1 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 88
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 Tinosorb M at #7, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting

Medium 47
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 96
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Tribehenin at #13, wax film
  • −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #19, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

High 31
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
  • −27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains

High 25
  • +100 Starting score
  • −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
  • → 3 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • → 12 4 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, …)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +2 1 water-locking waxes
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Full ingredient list (43)

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 C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  3. 3 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane

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

    • ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  4. 4 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)

    • ↑ 15.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  5. 5 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  6. 6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate

    Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  7. 7 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol

    Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)

    • ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
  8. 8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine

    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)
  9. 9 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  10. 10 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  11. 11 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  12. 12 Cetearyl Alcohol

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

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  13. 13 Tribehenin

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 wax film
    • ↑ 2 wax water lock
  14. 14 Glyceryl Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  15. 15 PEG-100 Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  16. 16 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  17. 17 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone

    Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 14.4 UV protection
  18. 18 Ascorbyl Glucoside

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. 19 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit

    Botanical extract

    • ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  20. 20 Decyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  21. 21 Panthenol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  22. 22 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  23. 23 Potassium Cetyl Phosphate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  24. 24 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  25. 25 Methylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. 26 Dimethiconol

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  27. 27 Tocopheryl Acetate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  28. 28 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  29. 29 Ethylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  30. 30 Ethylhexyl-Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  31. 31 Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil

    Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  32. 32 Polysorbate 60

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  33. 33 Sorbitan Isostearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  34. 34 Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

  35. 35 Dipropylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  36. 36 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  37. 37 Tetrasodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  38. 38 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  39. 39 Propylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  40. 40 Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

    Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  41. 41 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  42. 42 Panax Ginseng Root Extract

    Botanical extract

  43. 43 Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

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