The Saem Snail Essential EX Tone Up Essence Pact SPF 50+
67/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
84
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +38.9 Zinc Oxide at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #11, UV filter
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- β22.3 UVB coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #11, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
- β4 Other sensitizers (propolis)
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White cast
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Zinc Oxide at #6
- β5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #4
- +3.5 Tone-up product, visible whitening is the point
- +4.7 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Hydrogen Dimethicone)
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Eye sting
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Octocrylene at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- β22 Zinc Oxide at #6
- β12 Ceresin at #7, wax film
- β2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #41, butter/occlusive fat
- β10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
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Comedogenic
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- β32 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #2, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- β50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Octocrylene at #11, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #34, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β10 Zinc Oxide at #6, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- β 2 Zinc Oxide at #6, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Glycerin at #39, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #46, hyaluronic family
- β 2 Humectant polyols
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- β 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Silica)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- β 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 7 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 3 High mineral load at #6 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (72)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 36 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Colorant or pigment
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- β 17.1 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide)
- β 38.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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7 Ceresin
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 12 wax film
- β 7 wax water lock
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 6.4 UV protection
- β 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 12.8 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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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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20 Silica
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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21 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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23 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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33 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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34 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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35 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
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36 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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37 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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39 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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43 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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48 Ruby Powder
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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51 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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52 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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53 Ceramide NS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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54 Ceramide AS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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57 Asiaticoside
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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58 Asiatic Acid
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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63 Tripeptide-3
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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67 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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71 Tripeptide-1
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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72 Tripeptide-2
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin