AHC Safe On Tone Up Sun Cream SPF50+/PA++++
87/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- +14.4 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #14, UV filter
- β14.9 UVB coverage saturated
- β5.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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White cast
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- β35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- +3.5 Tone-up product, visible whitening is the point
- +3.1 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +4.3 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Hydrogen Dimethicone)
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Fungal acne
Safe
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #74, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #58, hyaluronic family
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- β 2 Humectant polyols
- β 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- β 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, β¦)
- β 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (74)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- β 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills β 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- β 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- β 20.9 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing light emollient
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 14.4 UV protection
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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33 Bergamot
Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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39 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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40 Trisiloxane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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41 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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42 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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43 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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45 Silica
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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51 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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54 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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56 Polyether-1
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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59 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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60 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
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67 Cerium Oxide
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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71 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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73 Calamine
Colorant or pigment
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74 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)