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Amazing Space Pro:lab – High Defense – Facial Cream SPF. 50

Amazing Space Pro:lab – High Defense – Facial Cream SPF. 50

84/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Amazing Space Pro:lab High Defense Facial Cream is a high-SPF face cream that blends mineral zinc oxide and titanium dioxide with the modern chemical filter Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate. It wears with a dewy finish and a medium weight, with a moderate white cast that can show on deeper tones. It does not sting and is low for pore-clogging, performing okay under makeup. Protection is rated excellent, and a strong score of 84.3 makes it a well-rounded choice for drier skin that likes a glow.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 91
  • +38.9 Zinc Oxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
  • +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • −13.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 95
  • +100 Starting score
  • −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
  • −4 Essential oils (Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil)
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White cast

Medium 43
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Zinc Oxide at #4
  • −35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
  • −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
  • +7.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
  • +10.1 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina)
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Heavy feel

Medium 60
  • +100 Starting score
  • −22 Zinc Oxide at #4
  • −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
  • −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract at #22, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic

Low 96
  • +100 Starting score
  • −4 Persea Gratissima Oil at #12, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne

High 36
  • +100 Starting score
  • −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil)
  • −41 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
  • +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #11, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #7, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  • −10 Zinc Oxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  • −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 2 Zinc Oxide at #4, mild sebum absorbent
  • → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #31, hyaluronic family
  • → 5 3 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • → 16 4 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, …)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
  • ← 6 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation
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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 (59)

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. Botanical extract

  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  4. 4 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide)

    • ↑ 38.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
  5. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)

    • ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  6. 6 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)

    • ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  8. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  9. 9 Cetyl Alcohol

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

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  10. Botanical extract

  11. Botanical extract

    • 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
  12. Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
    • 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  14. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  15. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  16. 16 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  17. 17 Benzyl Alcohol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  18. Botanical extract

  19. Botanical extract

  20. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  21. Supporting ingredient

  22. Botanical extract

    • ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
  23. 23 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  24. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  25. 25 Phenethyl Alcohol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. 26 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  27. 27 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  28. Plant oil, an emollient

  29. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  30. Botanical extract

  31. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  32. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  33. 33 Decyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  34. 34 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  35. Supporting ingredient

  36. Plant oil, an emollient

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  37. 37 Bergamot

    Supporting ingredient

  38. 38 Spent Grain Wax

    Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

  39. Botanical extract

  40. Botanical extract

  41. Botanical extract

  42. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  43. 43 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  44. 44 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  45. 45 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  46. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  47. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  48. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  49. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  50. Botanical extract

  51. Botanical extract

  52. 52 Pectin

    Supporting ingredient

  53. 53 Sorbic Acid

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  54. 54 Proline

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  55. 55 Serine

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  56. 56 Arginine

    pH adjuster

  57. 57 Glucose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  58. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  59. Botanical extract

Does Amazing Space High Defense Facial Cream leave a white cast?

White cast is rated medium. It blends mineral zinc oxide and titanium dioxide with a chemical filter, and the dewy cream finish can show a slight film, which may be more visible on deeper skin tones.

Is the Amazing Space Pro:lab – High Defense – Facial Cream SPF. 50 good for dry skin?

It is generally a good fit for drier skin. The finish is dewy and the formula is a facial cream, so it leans hydrating rather than mattifying, while still rating low for pore-clogging.

How good is it overall?

It scores 84.3 out of 100 with excellent protection, making it a strong, well-rounded high-SPF face cream, especially for skin that prefers a glow.

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