Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream SPF 50
48/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen on older-generation filters, including Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Octocrylene, and Benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone). It has a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and is generally a good makeup base. Despite the SPF 50 label, protection is rated weak here, and with a score of 47.9/100 it is one of the lower performers in this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
18
- +9 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #41, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +3.6 Homosalate at #42, UV filter
- +2.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #43, UV filter
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #44, UV filter
- +6.6 Benzophenone-3 at #45, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
2
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #45 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −14 Homosalate at #42, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #44, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #41, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −16 5 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #41, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #44, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Oxybenzone at #45, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Homosalate at #42, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Octisalate at #43, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #6
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #41, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #45, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #44, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #6
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate 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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (45)
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
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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6 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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12 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Cyclodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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28 Dextrin
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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33 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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40 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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42 Homosalate
Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 3.6 UV protection
- ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 2.4 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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44 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.6 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
Is Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a fully chemical sunscreen on older-generation filters, including Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Octocrylene, and Benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone).
Does Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream work under makeup?
Yes, it is rated a good makeup base. It has a balanced finish and low white cast, so it should layer cleanly.
Is Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream SPF 50 good?
Despite the SPF 50 label, protection is rated weak and it scores 47.9/100, making it one of the lower performers in its group.