Babaria Facial Sun Serum SPF 50+
83/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Babaria Facial Sun Serum SPF 50+ is a hybrid sunscreen serum built on modern triazine filters with avobenzone and octisalate. It wears matte and lightweight, with low white cast, and rates good as a makeup base. It may sting slightly on some skin but is low risk for clogging pores. With excellent SPF 50+ protection and a score of 83/100, it is a lightweight, high-protection facial option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
87
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #11, UV filter
- −21.5 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
- −4 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −4 Essential oils (Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Sinensis Oil)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #8
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 Glycerin at #21, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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 (47)
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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Supporting ingredient
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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 (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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10 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Silanetriol
Supporting ingredient
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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pH adjuster
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21 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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31 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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32 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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35 Alginic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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36 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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39 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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42 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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43 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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47 Pinene
Supporting ingredient
Does Babaria Facial Sun Serum leave a white cast?
It has a low white cast. The hybrid serum uses modern triazine filters with avobenzone, so it generally wears clear.
Is the Babaria Facial Sun Serum SPF 50+ good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It can suit oily skin with its matte finish and low pore-clogging risk. Note it may sting slightly on sensitive skin.
Is Babaria Facial Sun Serum a good sunscreen?
Yes, it scores 83 out of 100 with excellent SPF 50+ protection. It is a lightweight, high-protection facial option.