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Sungboon Editor Daily Invisible Sunscreen SPF 40

Sungboon Editor Daily Invisible Sunscreen SPF 40

69/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 58
  • +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
  • +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety

Medium 46
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 54
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #4, 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

Medium 71
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
  • ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 Glycerin at #21, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #45, hyaluronic family
  • → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Betaine)
  • → 2 Humectant polyols
  • → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Silica)
  • ← 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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.

  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (64)

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. 2 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
  4. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  5. 5 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)

    • ↑ 15.2 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  6. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
  7. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)

    • ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  8. 8 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  10. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
  11. 11 Benzyl Glycol

    Supporting ingredient

  12. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  13. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  14. 14 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  15. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  16. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  17. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  18. 18 Arginine

    pH adjuster

  19. 19 Betaine

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  20. 20 Panthenol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  21. 21 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  22. Botanical extract

  23. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  24. 24 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  25. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  26. 26 Adenosine

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  27. 27 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  28. Botanical extract

  29. 29 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  30. Botanical extract

  31. 31 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  32. 32 Caffeine

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  33. Botanical extract

  34. Botanical extract

  35. Botanical extract

  36. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  37. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  38. Botanical extract

  39. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  40. 40 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  41. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  42. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  43. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  44. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  45. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  46. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  47. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  48. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  49. 49 Hyaluronic Acid

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  50. Botanical extract

  51. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  52. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  53. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  54. 54 Ceramide NP

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  55. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  56. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  57. 57 Cholesterol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  58. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  59. 59 Ceramide NG

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  60. 60 Ceramide NS

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  61. 61 Ceramide AS

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  62. 62 Ceramide AP

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  63. Botanical extract

  64. 64 Ceramide EOP

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

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