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Altruist Family Sunscreen SPF 50

Altruist SPF 50
Altruist Family Sunscreen SPF 50

87/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 100
  • +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
  • +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
  • +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #12, UV filter
  • +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #13, UV filter
  • +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #15, UV filter
  • −27.5 UVB coverage saturated
  • −19.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • −3 UVA1 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • −10 Avobenzone at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 80
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −1 Ensulizole at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 68
  • +100 Starting score
  • −32 Isopropyl Palmitate at #3, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 40
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #9, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
  • → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
  • → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 3 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.

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Full ingredient list (25)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
  4. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)

    • ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  5. 5 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)

    • ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  8. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 6.4 UV protection
    • ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
  9. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  10. 10 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 19.2 UV protection
  13. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 13.2 UV protection
  14. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  15. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 8.4 UV protection
    • ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
  16. 16 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  17. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  18. 18 Decylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  19. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  20. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  21. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  22. 22 Cellulose Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  23. 23 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  24. 24 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  25. 25 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

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