Zo skin health Smart Tone Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 50
65/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
65
- +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #53, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- β4.8 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #50, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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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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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β6 Titanium Dioxide at #53
- +3 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +0.2 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- β50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-5 Trioleate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #54, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β2 Titanium Dioxide at #53, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +12 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Boron Nitride)
- β 1 Glycerin at #26, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Beta-Glucan)
- β 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Boron Nitride, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- β 3 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates Crosspolymer-4)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (54)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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 (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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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 7 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Polyamide-5
Supporting ingredient
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15 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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20 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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26 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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30 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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31 Melanin
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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39 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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44 Beta-Glucan
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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45 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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54 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)