suns care Day Cream With SPF
91/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
suns care Day Cream With SPF is a chemical day cream built on a modern, photostable filter pair of Uvinul A Plus and Tinosorb S. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish and low white cast, and is generally low on pore-clogging, making it comfortable for daily use under makeup. With an excellent protection rating and a high 90.7/100 score, it is one of the stronger daily moisturizing SPF options in this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
82
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +22.8 Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +7.6)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −15.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #15, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #17, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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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
- → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #18, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 5 4 emollient lipids (Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, …)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Diisopropyl Sebacate)
- → 12 5 emollient lipids (Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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 (25)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Neo Heliopan AP)
- ↑ 22.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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9 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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)
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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
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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16 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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20 Cellulose
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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22 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Is suns care Day Cream good for daily use?
Yes, it scores a high 90.7/100 with an excellent protection rating. It has a balanced, lightweight finish that suits everyday wear under makeup.
Is the suns care Day Cream With SPF mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using the modern, photostable filter pair of Uvinul A Plus and Tinosorb S.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low and it is rated low for pore-clogging, so it should wear comfortably and near-invisibly.