Clinelle Uv Defense Spf 50 Pa+++
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Clinelle UV Defense SPF 50 PA+++ is a chemical sunscreen built on an older-generation pair of octinoxate and oxybenzone (benzophenone-3). It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, keeps white cast low, and does not sting. Despite the SPF 50 label, the rating flags the protection as weak, likely tied to the limited and dated filter combination. With a score of 49.0/100, it sits at the bottom of the range and is best viewed as a light daytime layer rather than primary sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
25
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #6, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +0 UVA claimed on the label but no real UVA1 filters in the list
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Oxybenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #6, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 3 Humectant polyols
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 6 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Xanthan Gum)
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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 (19)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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8 Arginine
pH adjuster
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9 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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12 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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14 Glycogen
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
Is Clinelle UV Defense SPF 50 good?
It scores 49.0/100, the lowest in this group. Although labeled SPF 50, the protection is rated weak, so it is best treated as a light daytime layer rather than primary sun protection.
Is the Clinelle Uv Defense Spf 50 Pa+++ mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, built on octinoxate and oxybenzone (benzophenone-3). These are older-generation filters.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish and does not sting.