Coola Full Spectrum 360º Refreshing Water Cream Organic Face Sunscreen SPF 50
Something wrong? Edit here- Anti-aging
- Sun protection
- Evens skin tone
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- gluconolactone
- argania spinosa kernel oil
- bisabolol
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WIMJ summary
This product offers a good level of protection against both UVB and UVA rays.
This sunscreen uses organic (so-called "chemical") sunscreen filters. Organic, or "chemical" filters usually provide reliable sun protection and rarely leave a white cast. Sunscreens with organic filters can sting eyes.
This product can be considered "reef safe" because it does not contain the UV filters (oxybenzone and octinoxate) that can be harmful to coral reefs when present in the water in high concentrations.
Organic filters
Ingredient | UVB | UVA I | UVA II | Stability |
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octocrylene | ||||
butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane | ||||
homosalate | ||||
methyl anthranilate | ||||
ethylhexyl salicylate |
WIMJ summary
This product can help prevent early signs of skin aging because it offers a good level of broad spectrum sun protection. Sun damage is the main cause of premature skin aging, and protecting your skin from the sun is the best anti-aging strategy.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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LOW
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LOW
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HIGH |
WIMJ summary
This product offers broad spectrum sun protection. It means that it can prevent hyperpigmentation and help keep the skin tone even (sun damage is the main factor causing age spots, darkening of post-acne marks and other discolorations).
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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HIGH |
Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary
This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.
The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water.
When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from
within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job:
glycerin, hyaluronic acid.
This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: argania spinosa kernel oil, isododecane.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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HIGH | |||
HIGH | |||
HIGH |
Potential irritants

Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane | ||
homosalate | ||
octocrylene |
Ingredients by volume
Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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Avobenzone. An organic, or so-called "chemical" UV filter. Protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Needs to be combined with other filters in a formulation to be stable.
| 3%
Declared
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A weak sunscreen that offers some protection against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB), but does not offer meaningful protection against protect against the most aging sun rays (UVA). It loses its effectiveness quickly when exposed to sunlight. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen. When used in low concentrations, helps to stabilize the product formulation
| 5%
Declared
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Octisalate. A UV filter. It offers some protection against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB), but does not protect against the most aging sun rays (UVA). It loses its effectiveness quickly when exposed to sunlight. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen
| 3%
Declared
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Skincare resources
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