the NewLab. Brightening Pink Tone Up Sun Cream
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
the NewLab. Brightening Pink Tone Up Sun Cream is a chemical sunscreen built on older-generation filters (avobenzone, ethylhexyl salicylate) paired with zinc oxide. It has a balanced finish with low white cast and a lightweight feel, and it does not commonly sting, so it suits a range of skin types. With a low pore-clogging profile it is generally a reasonable everyday option. Scoring 72 out of 100 with only moderate UV protection, it is a solid daily pick rather than a high-defense choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
50
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- ×0.72 Avobenzone without a photostabilizer
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #10
- +1.2 Tone-up product, visible whitening is the point
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Eye sting
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #10
- −12 Cetyl Palmitate at #6, wax film
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #2, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-12)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #24, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #20, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Allantoin
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (26)
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.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Calamine
Colorant or pigment
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13 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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14 Ceteareth-25
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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17 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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18 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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25 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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26 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does the NewLab Pink Tone Up Sun Cream leave a white cast?
No, white cast is generally low. The pink tone-up cream wears with a balanced finish and stays light on the skin, so it tends not to leave an obvious mineral residue.
Is the the NewLab. Brightening Pink Tone Up Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is mainly a chemical sunscreen. It uses older-generation filters such as avobenzone and ethylhexyl salicylate, with some zinc oxide in the mix.
Is the NewLab Pink Tone Up sunscreen any good?
It scores 72 out of 100, a solid result. Protection is only moderate, so it works well as an everyday tone-up cream rather than a high-defense sunscreen.