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SUNdance Sensitive Sunscreen Spray SPF 50

SUNdance SPF 50
SUNdance Sensitive Sunscreen Spray SPF 50

93/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 92
  • +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
  • +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #15, UV filter
  • −19.3 UVB coverage saturated
  • −2.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 93
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −1 Ensulizole at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 91
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 3 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Dicaprylyl Ether)
  • → 10 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  • ✨ Vitamin E

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  3. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  4. 4 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  5. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
  8. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  10. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  11. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  12. Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

  13. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  14. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  15. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 8.4 UV protection
    • ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
  16. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  17. Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

  18. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  19. 19 Hydroxide K

    pH adjuster

  20. 20 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  21. 21 Decylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  22. 22 Disodium Phosphate

    pH adjuster

  23. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  24. 24 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  25. 25 Galactoarabinan

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  26. 26 Cellulose Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  27. pH adjuster

  28. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  29. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  30. 30 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  31. 31 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  32. Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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