The Face Shop Natural Sun Eco Super Aqua Sun Cream
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
The Face Shop Natural Sun Eco Super Aqua Sun Cream is a chemical sunscreen using an older, minimal pairing of cinnamate and a UVB-focused sulfonic acid filter. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish and keeps white cast low, and it does not tend to sting. The score of 49.0 with weak protection places it at the bottom of this group, so it is best treated as light daily cover rather than dependable sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #8, UV filter
- +19.2 Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +6.4)
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10 Propylparaben at #24, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β29 9 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
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Eye sting
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β2 Ensulizole at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
- β8 8 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
- +0.8 Volatile hydrocarbon at #4, flashes off
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 Myristic Acid at #40, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Myristic Acid)
- β30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 6 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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.
- β¨ Niacinamide
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (46)
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 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 30 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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pH adjuster
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 11.2 UV protection
- β 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Neo Heliopan AP), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 19.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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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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13 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 3 film former
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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21 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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26 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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39 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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42 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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43 Fragrance
Fragrance
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44 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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45 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is The Face Shop Natural Sun Eco Super Aqua mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using an older, minimal pairing of cinnamate and a UVB-focused sulfonic acid filter.
Is the The Face Shop Natural Sun Eco Super Aqua Sun Cream a good sunscreen?
It scores 49.0 with weak protection, the lowest in this group. It is best treated as light daily cover rather than dependable sun defense.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. It relies on chemical filters, so it tends to apply clear with a balanced, lightweight finish.