Avène - Soins Solaires Avène Sun Milk SPF 50+
88/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Avène Sun Milk SPF 50+ is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid filter lineup including Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and shows low white cast, while being gentle on the skin and generally not stinging. With excellent protection and a strong score of 88.3/100, it is a high-performing daily sunscreen well suited to sensitive skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #8, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −14.7 UVB coverage saturated
- −19.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −0.1 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #10 (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
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Tinosorb M at #4, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Glyceryl Behenate, Glyceryl Dibehenate)
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Diisopropyl Adipate)
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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15 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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20 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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25 Carbomer
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
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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33 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is Avène Sun Milk SPF 50+ good?
It scores 88.3/100 with excellent protection, one of the stronger options here. It stays lightweight and shows low white cast. It is well suited to sensitive skin.
Is the Avène - Soins Solaires Avène Sun Milk SPF 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical (hybrid) sunscreen using filters such as Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone. It is rated SPF 50+ with excellent protection.
Does the Avène - Soins Solaires Avène Sun Milk SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
No, it shows low white cast and has a balanced finish. The formula stays lightweight on the skin. It tends not to sting, so it is comfortable for daily wear.