Ziaja Ulga Sensitive Skin Day Cream Spf 20
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Ziaja Ulga Sensitive Skin Day Cream is an SPF 20 day cream using a hybrid filter mix that pairs chemical absorbers with the modern filter Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and shows low white cast, though it carries a medium chance of stinging. It is low on pore-clogging and works okay under makeup. With good protection and a score of 69.5, it is a reasonable everyday cream, though SPF 20 is lower than many daily options.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
64
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- −10.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #19, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
Medium
67
- +100 Starting score
- −33 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Canola Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +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
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #20, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Canola Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Canola Oil)
- → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Carbomer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (26)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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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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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
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- 1 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Xanthan Gum
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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25 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
What SPF is Ziaja Ulga Sensitive Skin Day Cream?
It is SPF 20, which is lower than many daily options. Its measured protection is rated good.
Is the Ziaja Ulga Sensitive Skin Day Cream Spf 20 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid chemical sunscreen, mixing common chemical absorbers with the modern filter Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol. No pure mineral filter is listed as the base.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and has a balanced, lightweight finish. It is also low on pore-clogging.