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Zenova suncare SPF 50 Milk Sensitive

Zenova suncare SPF 50 Milk Sensitive

77/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 76
  • +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
  • +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
  • +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
  • +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #15, UV filter
  • −25.8 UVB coverage saturated
  • −3.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 93
  • +100 Starting score
  • −7.5 Titanium Dioxide at #12 (nano)
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Eye sting

Low 62
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −1 Ensulizole at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Titanium Dioxide at #12
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 77
  • +100 Starting score
  • −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains

High 25
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #4, 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

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
  • → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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 (27)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  3. 3 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  4. 4 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)

    • ↑ 15.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  5. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)

    • ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  6. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  8. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  9. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 17.6 UV protection
  10. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. 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)
  13. 13 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  14. 14 Triacontanyl Pvp

    Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

  15. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 8.4 UV protection
    • ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
  16. 16 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  17. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  19. 19 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  20. 20 Decylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  21. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. 22 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  23. 23 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  24. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  25. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  26. 26 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  27. 27 Piroctone Olamine

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

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