Thank You Farmer Sun Project Water Sun Cream Spf50
71/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
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- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- β29.8 UVB coverage saturated
- β3.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- +1.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +0.9 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β4 Volatile alcohol at #10
- β8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
65
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Octocrylene at #6, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- β5 Titanium Dioxide at #11, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 5 Volatile alcohol at #10
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- β 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #33, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- β 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Volatile alcohol at #10
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #10), fast, even canvas
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (38)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- β 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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10 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Solvent base, the water phase
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract