Avene Very High Sun Protection - Mineral Cream SPF50+
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Avene Very High Sun Protection Mineral Cream is an SPF50+ pure mineral sunscreen filtered solely with titanium dioxide. It wears as a lightweight cream with a balanced finish and keeps white cast low, does not commonly sting, and is low for pore-clogging, making it a gentle option for sensitive or acne-prone skin. Its measured protection rates only weak, and with a score of 49.0/100 it is best seen as a mild, low-irritation choice rather than a high-protection one.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
22
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Titanium Dioxide at #1
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #27
- β15 Pure mineral formula
- +33.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +2.3 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Heavy feel
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Titanium Dioxide at #1
- β3 C30-45 Alkyl Methicone at #12, silicone wax film
- +8.3 Volatile silicone at #7, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- β14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #19, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Talc)
- β 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Talc)
- β 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isodecyl Neopentanoate)
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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9 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 3 silicone wax film
- β 4 wax water lock
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13 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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19 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 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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Colorant or pigment
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is Avene Mineral Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen. Titanium dioxide is its only UV filter.
Is the Avene Very High Sun Protection - Mineral Cream SPF50+ good?
It scores 49.0/100, with measured protection rating only weak. It is gentle and low on irritation, but it is best viewed as a mild option rather than a high-protection one.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is low for a mineral cream. It wears with a balanced finish and does not commonly sting.