Tocobo Vita Airy Sun Primer SPF 50+ PA++++
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Tocobo Vita Airy Sun Primer SPF 50+ is a chemical primer built on older filters, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Avobenzone. It wears matte and lightweight with low white cast, does not sting, and rates as an excellent makeup base with low breakout potential. With a score of 67.5 and moderate protection, it is a comfortable primer step, best paired with awareness of its older filter set.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #11, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Avobenzone at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Safe
100
- +100 Starting score
- +0 Dimethicone at #1, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- β38 Avobenzone at #11, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- β 4 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 4 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (31)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- β 11.4 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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13 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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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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17 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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22 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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24 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Asiaticoside
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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27 Asiatic Acid
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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pH adjuster
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30 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
Is the Tocobo Vita Airy Sun Primer SPF 50+ PA++++ good under makeup?
It rates as an excellent makeup base. The matte, lightweight finish makes it a strong primer step before foundation.
Is the Tocobo Vita Airy Sun Primer SPF 50+ PA++++ mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, built on older filters Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Avobenzone, with no mineral filters listed.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low and it does not sting, so it generally wears comfortably as an airy primer.