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Ultrasun Sports Gel Spf50

Ultrasun Sports Gel Spf50

92/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 91
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • +22.8 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #5, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
  • +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #8, UV filter
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • βˆ’24.7 UVB coverage saturated
  • βˆ’7.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
How we rate uv protection β†’
☒️

Health safety

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

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 71
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • βˆ’18 Volatile alcohol at #1
  • βˆ’5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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

Low 91
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
How we rate fungal acne β†’
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
How we rate fabric stains β†’
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Moisture

Light
LightNourishing
  • ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #1
  • β†’ 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #1
  • ← 3 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Adipate, Dibutyl Adipate)
  • β†’ 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
How we rate finish β†’
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Makeup base

Excellent
PillsPrimer
  • β†’ 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #1), fast, even canvas
  • β†’ 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (25)

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 Alcohol

    Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes

    • ↑ 5 high up speeds filter migration
  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  4. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)

    • ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  5. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol)

    • ↑ 22.8 UV protection
  6. 6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate

    Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  7. 7 Diisopropyl Adipate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  8. 8 Ethylhexyl Triazone

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

    • ↑ 17.6 UV protection
  9. 9 Octyldodecanol

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

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

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  11. 11 Dibutyl Adipate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  12. 12 Alcohol Denat

    Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes

  13. Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

  14. Botanical extract

  15. 15 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 β†’ nourishing the anchor humectant
  16. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  17. 17 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  18. 18 Tocopheryl Acetate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. Supporting ingredient

  20. 20 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  21. 21 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  22. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  23. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  24. 24 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  25. 25 Ubiquinone

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

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