SOONCHO Daily UV Defense Sun Cream
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
SOONCHO Daily UV Defense Sun Cream is a pure mineral formula based on Zinc Oxide. It has a balanced finish and does not sting, but the white cast reads medium, so it may show on deeper skin tones. The weight is medium and breakout risk is low, and it sits okay under makeup. With moderate protection and a score of 70.3, it is a fair everyday mineral pick, though the SPF figure is not specified.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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White cast
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +4.4 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (32)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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13 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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22 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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27 Sucrose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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28 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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29 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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31 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Does SOONCHO Daily UV Defense leave a white cast?
White cast reads medium, so it may show on deeper skin tones as a mineral Zinc Oxide formula. It can usually be reduced by applying thinly and blending well. The finish is balanced.
Is the SOONCHO Daily UV Defense Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sun cream using Zinc Oxide as its only filter. It does not sting and carries low breakout risk. There are no chemical filters.
Is it good for everyday use?
It scores 70.3 out of 100 with moderate protection, a fair everyday pick. The medium white cast and medium weight are its main trade-offs. The SPF figure is not specified here, so check the label for sun-day use.