A'pieu Power Block Tone Up Sun Stick Spf 50+ Pa++++
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
A'pieu Power Block Tone Up Sun Stick is a hybrid SPF 50+ PA++++ stick using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene and modern triazine filters. It applies with a balanced finish, feels lightweight and has a low white cast, and the stick format makes touch-ups easy. It does not sting and is generally low for pore-clogging, working okay under makeup. The overall score is 64.5/100 with good protection, a convenient on-the-go option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #8, UV filter
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #10, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- β11.9 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #11, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #12
- +0.5 Tone-up product, visible whitening is the point
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Eye sting
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Avobenzone at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β7 Octocrylene at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β3 Octisalate at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Microcrystalline Wax at #15, wax film
- β2 Ozokerite at #13, wax film
- β6 Synthetic Wax at #9, wax film
- β12 Ceresin at #4, wax film
- β12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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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
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β38 Avobenzone at #11, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #8, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #32, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +3 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 9.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Talc)
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- β 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 11 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Talc)
- β 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Cetyl Ethylhexanoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +15 4 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy slippy emollient ester
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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3 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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4 Ceresin
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 12 wax film
- β 7 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 β nourishing light emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- β 17.1 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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7 Calamine
Colorant or pigment
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 12.8 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 6 wax film
- β 4 wax water lock
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 6.4 UV protection
- β 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Colorant or pigment
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13 Ozokerite
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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23 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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25 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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29 Talc
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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32 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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33 Fragrance
Fragrance
What SPF is the A'pieu Power Block sun stick?
It is SPF 50+ PA++++, a hybrid chemical formula. The stick format makes touch-ups easy.
Does the A'pieu Power Block Tone Up Sun Stick Spf 50+ Pa++++ have a white cast?
No, the white cast is low and the finish is balanced. As a tone-up stick it feels lightweight and does not sting.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
Pore-clogging risk is generally low, which can suit acne-prone skin. It also works okay under makeup, and the overall score is 64.5/100.