UVBLOCK-30 Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 Pa++
73/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
75
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #19, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −11.6 UVB coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #22, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #19
- −25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
- +2.2 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #19
- −2 Kokum Butter at #16, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Stearic Acid at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #8, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Myristyl Myristate at #15, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
31
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Kokum Butter)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Myristyl Myristate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #19, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Kokum Butter)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (C14-22 Alcohols)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Kokum Butter)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (28)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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16 Kokum Butter
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Supporting ingredient
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster