Vasada Güneş Kremi 50 SPF Guava
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vasada Gunes Kremi 50 SPF Guava is a chemical sunscreen built on octocrylene, avobenzone (Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane), and octinoxate with a touch of titanium dioxide. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, so it is generally easy under makeup and unlikely to sting. The filter set is older generation, which caps the score, and protection lands only at a moderate level here. With a 63.8/100 rating it is a workable everyday option rather than a top performer.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #9, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −6.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −1.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #18, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
- +3.3 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #31, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #12, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #23, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 11 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 11 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (34)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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13 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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14 Zinc Pca
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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15 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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23 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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pH adjuster
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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30 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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34 Arbutin
Supporting ingredient
Does Vasada Gunes Kremi 50 SPF Guava leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It is mostly a chemical formula with only a small amount of titanium dioxide, so it tends to blend in clear on most skin tones.
Is the Vasada Güneş Kremi 50 SPF Guava good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It can suit oily and acne-prone skin reasonably well. The finish is balanced rather than greasy and pore-clogging risk is rated low, which is generally favorable for breakout-prone skin.
Is it a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is primarily chemical, using octocrylene, avobenzone, and octinoxate, with a small amount of titanium dioxide added. The filter set is older generation.