Sun Scoop Hydrating Fluid Sunscreen (for Face And Body) | SPF 60 | Pa++++
77/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sun Scoop Hydrating Fluid Sunscreen SPF 60 PA++++ is an older-school formula combining chemical filters (Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Avobenzone, Octocrylene) with some Zinc Oxide. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, low pore-clogging risk, and sits okay under makeup, though it can sting moderately. With excellent protection it scores 76.9/100, a high-SPF fluid that is comfortable for face and body.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
86
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- −4.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +4 Label claims (SPF 60, PA rating)
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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
93
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −12 Cooling agents (Menthol, Ethyl Menthane Carboxamide, Menthyl Lactate)
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Fungal acne
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
20
- +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
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 4 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate 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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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6 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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15 Menthol
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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24 Milk Extract
Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
What SPF is the Sun Scoop Hydrating Fluid Sunscreen (for Face And Body) | SPF 60 | Pa++++?
It is SPF 60 with PA++++, a high tier for UVB and UVA. Protection is rated excellent.
Is the Sun Scoop Hydrating Fluid Sunscreen (for Face And Body) | SPF 60 | Pa++++ mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical, using Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Avobenzone, and Octocrylene, with some Zinc Oxide added. So it is a chemical-led hybrid.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so as a fluid it should blend in well on face and body across most skin tones.