Beauty Veil Powdery UV Stick SPF 50+ Pa++++
78/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Beauty Veil Powdery UV Stick SPF 50+ PA++++ is a hybrid stick sunscreen pairing chemical filters such as Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and Octocrylene with mineral filtering. It delivers a matte finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast and stinging low. With excellent protection, an excellent makeup-base rating and a score of 78.3/100, it is a convenient top-up stick that layers well over makeup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #8, UV filter
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #16, UV filter
- −9.5 UVB coverage saturated
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #16, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Octocrylene at #16, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Microcrystalline Wax at #19, wax film
- −20 Synthetic Wax at #2, wax film
- −2 Paraffin at #20, wax film
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
- +9 Volatile silicone at #1, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate/Dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #16, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #11, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 14.5 5 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polymethyl Methacrylate, …)
- ← 9 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 15 5 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Silica, Polymethyl Methacrylate, …)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 9 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 6 2 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +14 3 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (27)
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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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7 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Triglyceryl
Supporting ingredient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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16 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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20 Paraffin
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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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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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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
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26 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Beauty Veil Powdery UV Stick work under makeup?
It rates excellent as a makeup base, with a matte, lightweight finish and low white cast, so it is generally well suited to layering over makeup as a top-up.
Is the Beauty Veil Powdery UV Stick SPF 50+ Pa++++ mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid. It pairs chemical filters such as Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and Octocrylene with mineral filtering.
Is it good?
It scores 78.3/100 with excellent protection, making it a convenient and well-rated stick format for on-the-go reapplication.