the Cocoon Winter Melon Sunscreen
92/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Excellent
96
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +28.5 Tris-Biphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #11, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +21.6 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +13.2)
- −19.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −21.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
☢️
Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #12 (regulatory/evidence concern)
👻
White cast
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Tinosorb A2B at #7 (particulate filter)
🔥
Eye sting
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
👕
Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #12, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #13, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
💧
Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #24, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
✨
Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 11 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
💄
Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 4 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 6 2 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
🌊
Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
-
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb A2B)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection
-
8 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
-
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
-
Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 21.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
-
Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Botanical extract
-
17 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
18 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
-
Supporting ingredient
-
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Botanical extract
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
-
24 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
-
25 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
pH adjuster
-
35 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling