Alkemilla Crema Solare Spf 30
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Alkemilla Crema Solare SPF 30 is a hybrid sunscreen pairing titanium dioxide with chemical filters including methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol. It wears with a dewy, lightweight finish and a medium white cast, and is non-stinging, though breakout risk is medium so oilier skin may want to test it. Makeup layering is okay. Protection is excellent and the score is 71/100.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
88
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- −28.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −10.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −19 5 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
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White cast
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −6 Tinosorb M at #11
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Eye sting
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #15, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #14, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #3, heavy comedogenic ester
- −7 Myristyl Myristate at #12, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Coconut Oil at #14, comedogenic oil/butter
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #15, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
5
- +100 Starting score
- −45 5 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
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Fabric stains
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #30, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 4 4 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, …)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 4 4 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Coconut Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, …)
- → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 3 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 6 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (43)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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23 Zea Mays Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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33 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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35 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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pH adjuster
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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42 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Alkemilla Crema Solare mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid. It pairs titanium dioxide with chemical filters including methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol.
Is the Alkemilla Crema Solare Spf 30 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It may be less ideal for oilier skin. The finish is dewy and breakout risk is rated medium, so acne-prone users may want to patch test first.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is medium. The titanium dioxide can leave some visible whiteness, though the dewy lightweight finish helps it blend.