Ziaja Sun Antioxidant Face Cream Spf 50+
84/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
95
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- +5.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #29, UV filter
- −9 UVB coverage saturated
- −5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #29 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
- −8 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Octinoxate at #29, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #2, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (29)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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15 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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18 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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21 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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25 Fragrance
Fragrance
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26 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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27 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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pH adjuster
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 5.4 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat