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Thank You Farmer Sun Project Water Sun Cream

Thank You Farmer Sun Project Water Sun Cream

73/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Thank You Farmer Sun Project Water Sun Cream is a chemical sunscreen relying on the modern filter Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (Uvinul A Plus). It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and it is rated excellent as a makeup base, so it layers cleanly under cosmetics. Pore-clogging risk is generally low. With moderate protection and a score of 73.4/100, it is a comfortable daily option best suited to lower-exposure days rather than long sun.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 36
  • +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
How we rate uv protection β†’
☒️

Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate health safety β†’
🀧

Allergens

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’18 Fragrance
  • βˆ’12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate white cast β†’
πŸ”₯

Eye sting

Low 82
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’10 Volatile alcohol at #6
  • βˆ’8 Fragrance
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
  • βˆ’38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
How we rate fungal acne β†’
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #2, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
How we rate fabric stains β†’
πŸ’§

Moisture

Light
LightNourishing
  • ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
  • ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • β†’ 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #28, hyaluronic family
  • β†’ 1 Humectant polyols
  • β†’ 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol)
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #6
  • β†’ 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
How we rate finish β†’
πŸ’„

Makeup base

Excellent
PillsPrimer
  • β†’ 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • β†’ 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
  • β†’ 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • β†’ 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
How we rate makeup base β†’
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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.

  • ✨ Centella asiatica

Full ingredient list (33)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ 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. 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
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
  4. 4 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 β†’ nourishing humectant polyol
  5. 5 Cyclomethicone

    Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
  6. 6 Alcohol

    Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes

  7. 7 Glyceryl Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  8. 8 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  9. 9 Behenyl Alcohol

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

    • 0.5 β†’ nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  10. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  11. 11 PEG-100 Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Botanical extract

  13. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  14. Botanical extract

  15. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  16. 16 Isohexadecane

    Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  17. 17 Polysorbate 80

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  19. 19 Aluminum Stearate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  20. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  21. 21 Octyldodecanol

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

  22. 22 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  23. Solvent base, the water phase

  24. 24 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  25. 25 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  26. Botanical extract

  27. 27 Glycine Soja Lipids

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  28. 28 Sodium Hyaluronate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing hyaluronic family
  29. 29 Aloe Vera Extract

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  30. Botanical extract

  31. Botanical extract

  32. Botanical extract

  33. Botanical extract

Does Thank You Farmer Water Sun Cream work under makeup?

Yes, it is rated excellent as a makeup base. It has a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, so it layers cleanly under cosmetics.

Is the Thank You Farmer Sun Project Water Sun Cream mineral or chemical?

It is chemical. It relies on the modern filter Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (Uvinul A Plus).

Is it good for strong sun?

Protection is rated moderate, so it is better suited to daily and lower-exposure days than to long hours in strong sun. Its score is 73.4/100.

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