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Terry Sun Bread Sun Best SPF 50 Pa+++

Terry SPF 50
Terry Sun Bread Sun Best SPF 50 Pa+++

65/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 58
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
  • +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
  • +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #15, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
  • −6.1 UVB coverage saturated
  • −1.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
  • +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, 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 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Titanium Dioxide at #15
  • +0.4 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting

Medium 58
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #15
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Comedogenic

Low 68
  • +100 Starting score
  • −32 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #2, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

High 1
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 2 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid)
  • −28 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
  • −45 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Laurate)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

High 28
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #6, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #15, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydrated Silica, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch)
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 3 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Hydrated Silica)
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
  • ← 3 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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.

  • ✨ Green tea
  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (36)

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

    • ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
  3. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

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

    • ↑ 17.1 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. 6 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
  7. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  8. 8 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  9. 9 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  10. Botanical extract

  11. 11 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  15. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  16. 16 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  17. Supporting ingredient

  18. 18 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  19. 19 Chlorphenesin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  20. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  21. 21 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  22. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  23. 23 Arbutin

    Supporting ingredient

  24. 24 Linolenic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  25. 25 Linoleic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  26. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  27. 27 Glutathione

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  28. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  29. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  30. 30 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  31. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  32. 32 Salicylic Acid

    Supporting ingredient

  33. Supporting ingredient

  34. Supporting ingredient

  35. 35 Hydrated Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  36. 36 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

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