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TonyMoly Mild Apricot Tone-Up Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA++++

TonyMoly Mild Apricot Tone-Up Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA++++

89/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 91
  • +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
  • +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #16, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
  • +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #17, UV filter
  • +7.2 Polysilicone-15 at #18, UV filter
  • +16.8 Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid at #19, UV filter (UVA1 +6)
  • βˆ’7.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
How we rate uv protection β†’
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate health safety β†’
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Allergens

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’18 Fragrance
  • βˆ’12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Low 96
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #3
  • +0.5 Tone-up product, visible whitening is the point
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 92
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’8 Fragrance
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

Medium 62
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’36 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate)
  • βˆ’2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
How we rate fungal acne β†’
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Fabric stains

Medium 45
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #8, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  • βˆ’40 Iron-oxide pigments at #56, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
How we rate fabric stains β†’
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Zea Mays Starch)
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • β†’ 1 Glycerin at #26, the anchor humectant
  • β†’ 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #13, hyaluronic family
  • β†’ 3 Humectant polyols
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Zea Mays Starch)
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 6 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Diisopropyl Adipate, Isononyl Isononanoate)
How we rate finish β†’
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • β†’ 6 2 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • β†’ 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 1.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

How we rate water resistance β†’

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.

  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (57)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing humectant polyol
  3. Colorant or pigment

  4. 4 Dibutyl Adipate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  5. 5 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 β†’ nourishing humectant polyol
  6. 6 Diisopropyl Adipate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  8. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  9. 9 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  10. 10 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  11. Botanical extract

  12. 12 Zea Mays Starch

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  13. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing hyaluronic family
  14. 14 Hyaluronic Acid

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  15. 15 Sodium Hyaluronate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  16. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  17. 17 Ethylhexyl Triazone

    Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 13.2 UV protection
  18. 18 Polysilicone-15

    Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Polysilicone-15), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 7.2 UV protection
  19. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl SX), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 16.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  20. 20 Pentylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  21. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  22. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  23. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  24. 24 Tromethamine

    pH adjuster

  25. 25 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  26. 26 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 β†’ nourishing the anchor humectant
  27. 27 Aluminum Hydroxide

    Supporting ingredient

  28. 28 Isododecane

    Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  29. 29 Octyldodecanol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  30. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  31. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  32. 32 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  33. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  34. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  35. 35 PVP

    Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

  36. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  37. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  38. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  39. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  40. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  41. 41 Adenosine

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  42. Supporting ingredient

  43. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  44. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  45. 45 Potassium Hyaluronate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  46. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  47. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  48. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  49. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  50. 50 Behenyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  51. 51 Carbomer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  52. 52 Cetearyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  53. 53 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  54. 54 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  55. 55 Mica

    Colorant or pigment

  56. 56 Ci 77492

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  57. 57 Ci 77491

    Colorant or pigment

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