Arztin Airy Water Sun Cream SPF50+
91/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Arztin Airy Water Sun Cream SPF50+ is a modern chemical sunscreen built on Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid (Mexoryl SX), Ethylhexyl Triazone, Polysilicone-15, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (Uvinul A Plus) and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine (Tinosorb S). It dries to a matte finish, feels lightweight and is generally low in white cast, so it commonly sits well under makeup. It does not sting and is generally low for pore-clogging. With excellent protection and a very high score of 90.9/100, it is an outstanding daily sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +26.6 Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +9.5)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
- +9.6 Polysilicone-15 at #10, UV filter
- +21.6 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +13.2)
- +14.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #21, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −3.9 UVB coverage saturated
- −6.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #19, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #17, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #4
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 3 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #4
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #4), fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (36)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl SX)
- ↑ 26.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Polysilicone-15), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
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11 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 21.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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20 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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24 Polyether-1
Supporting ingredient
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25 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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33 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
Does Arztin Airy Water Sun Cream leave a white cast?
Its white cast is generally low. It is an all-chemical modern formula with no mineral filters, so it commonly blends in cleanly under makeup.
Is the Arztin Airy Water Sun Cream SPF50+ good for oily skin?
It suits oily skin well. It dries to a matte finish, feels lightweight and is generally low for pore-clogging.
Is this a good sunscreen?
It scores 90.9/100 with excellent protection, a top result. The modern filters and matte feel make it an outstanding daily sunscreen.