VT Bt 21 Cooling Fix Sun Cushion Spf 50 +
75/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
87
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #9, UV filter
- +11.2 Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate at #10, UV filter
- β25.5 UVB coverage saturated
- β6.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β7 Octocrylene at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- β24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Oleate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #9, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Glycerin at #38, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (42)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- β 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 12.8 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Amiloxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 11.2 UV protection
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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pH adjuster
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21 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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33 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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38 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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39 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling