Spa Ceylon Sun - Moisture Care - Anti Age - Face Cream (SPF 25+)
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Spa Ceylon Sun Moisture Care Anti Age Face Cream is an SPF 25+ chemical sunscreen on a hybrid filter blend, pairing Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol with Benzophenone-3 and a little titanium dioxide. It tends to feel light with a balanced finish and a low white-cast risk, and its low breakout-trigger profile is reassuring. At 67/100 with good protection, it is a fair everyday face cream, though the lower SPF suits gentler sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
75
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −20.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −8.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
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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
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #13
- −12 Tinosorb M at #5, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #13
- −1 Coconut Oil at #18, heavy oil
- −8 Stearic Acid at #2, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #18, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #20, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −41 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
- −18 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #13, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Xanthan Gum)
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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
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 18 minor malassezia feeder
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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
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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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
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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pH adjuster
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18 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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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
What SPF is this Spa Ceylon cream?
It is SPF 25+, which suits gentler everyday sun exposure rather than long, intense sun.
Is the Spa Ceylon Sun - Moisture Care - Anti Age - Face Cream (SPF 25+) mineral or chemical?
It is mainly a chemical sunscreen on a hybrid blend, pairing Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol with Benzophenone-3 and a little titanium dioxide.
Does it leave a white cast?
It should not. The white-cast risk is rated low, with a balanced finish.