Avene Intense Protect SPF50+
96/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Avene Intense Protect SPF 50+ is a chemical sunscreen built on modern filters, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low, and is generally non-stinging with a low pore-clogging risk that suits sensitive skin. It works okay under makeup. With a standout 95.9/100 score and excellent protection, it is among the best picks in the catalog.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
- +40 Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- β16.1 UVB coverage saturated
- β14.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- β3.1 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Tribehenin at #28, wax film
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- β24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- β36 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Behenate, Glyceryl Dibehenate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- β 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- β 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate-13)
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (29)
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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Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 β dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 β nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- β 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- β 20.9 UV protection
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UV filter
- β 40 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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9 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 3 film former
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14 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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24 Red 33
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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26 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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28 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does Avene Intense Protect SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
No, it keeps white cast low. It is a chemical formula with modern filters that wears with a balanced finish, so it commonly blends in clear.
Is Avene Intense Protect SPF 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is chemical. It uses modern filters such as Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Phenylene Bis-Diphenyltriazine.
Is it good?
It scores a standout 95.9/100 with excellent protection at SPF 50+, placing it among the best picks in the catalog. It is also generally non-stinging and gentle.