Sun Zapper SPF 50+ Clear Zinc Sunscreen
Sun Zapper
SPF 50
64/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
91
- +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +11.4 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #4, UV filter
- −2.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
6
- +100 Starting score
- −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
PillsPrimer
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (5)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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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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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Legacy UV filter (4-MBC)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling