Sonage Protec Plus Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sonage Protec Plus is an SPF 30 pure mineral sunscreen filtered entirely with Zinc Oxide. It has a balanced finish and is low on breakout risk, but the all-zinc formula can leave a moderate white cast, feels somewhat heavier on skin, and is generally a poor base under makeup. Protection is moderate and the score lands at 70.0/100, a fair option for those who want a single-filter mineral formula.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −42 Zinc Oxide, 15.7% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (15.7% total declared)
- +5.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Zinc Oxide, 15.7% declared
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #8, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #25, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #17, heavy oil
- −5 Behenyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #17, comedogenic oil/butter
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #25, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #19, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #23, hyaluronic family
- → 4 3 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- → 3 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 5 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Coconut Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Cellulose Gum)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 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 →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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (27)
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.
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 42 15.7% declared
- ↑ 30 15.7% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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15 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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17 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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19 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Does Sonage Protec Plus leave a white cast?
It can leave a moderate white cast, since it is filtered entirely with Zinc Oxide. The cast is its main cosmetic drawback.
Is the Sonage Protec Plus Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, using only Zinc Oxide with no chemical filters.
Is it good under makeup?
It is generally a poor base under makeup and feels somewhat heavier on skin. It scores 70.0/100 overall, a fair single-filter mineral option.