Sunny Skin Super Sun SPF 50
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sunny Skin Super Sun SPF 50 is a pure mineral sunscreen built on Zinc Oxide alone. It has a dewy finish with low white cast, a lightweight feel, and does not commonly sting. However, its protection is rated weak, which holds the score to 49.0. It may appeal to those who like a single-filter mineral feel, but stronger broad-spectrum options are available at this SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
32
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Heavy feel
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #12
- −12 Candelilla Wax at #4, wax film
- −6 Coconut Oil at #5, heavy oil
- −10 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #2, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Coconut Oil at #5, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −50 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #9, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #1, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #12, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 12 3 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane)
- → 8 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 15 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
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 (12)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 heavy oil
- 8 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- ↑ 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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11 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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12 Zinc Oxide
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)
Is Sunny Skin Super Sun mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen. Zinc Oxide is the only UV filter, with no chemical filters in the formula.
Does the Sunny Skin Super Sun SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is low and the finish is dewy, which is favorable for a mineral sunscreen. It also wears lightweight and does not commonly sting.
Is the Sunny Skin Super Sun SPF 50 any good?
It scores 49.0 out of 100, held back by weak protection. The feel is pleasant, but stronger broad-spectrum options are generally available at this SPF.