amicafarmacia Crema Viso Texture Leggera 30 SPF
81/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
amicafarmacia Crema Viso Texture Leggera 30 SPF is a chemical (hybrid) face sunscreen combining Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane with modern filters like Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine and Tris-Biphenyl Triazine. The texture is light with a balanced finish and a low white cast, though it can sting somewhat around the eyes. Breakout risk is low and it sits well under makeup. With excellent protection and a score of 80.6/100, it is a solid lightweight daily face option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
97
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +24 Tris-Biphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter
- −29.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −22.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Tinosorb M at #9
- −8 Tinosorb A2B at #10 (particulate filter)
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Eye sting
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-8 Laurate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Tapioca Starch, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Silica, Tapioca Starch)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Propylheptyl Caprylate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (37)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb A2B), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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18 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and 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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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30 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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37 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does the amicafarmacia Crema Viso Texture Leggera 30 SPF leave a white cast?
White cast is low, so it generally blends in cleanly. As a chemical hybrid formula with a light texture, it tends to disappear into the skin without much residue.
Is the amicafarmacia Crema Viso Texture Leggera 30 SPF good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It can work for oily and acne-prone skin. It has a balanced finish and breakout risk is rated low, and it sits well under makeup, though it is not specifically a mattifying formula.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical (hybrid) sunscreen using filters such as Homosalate and modern triazines like Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. With excellent protection and a score of 80.6/100, it is a solid lightweight daily pick.