Clinians Latte Protettivo SPF 20
60/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
About this sunscreen
Clinians Latte Protettivo SPF 20 is a chemical sunscreen using an older-style filter set of Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, but it is more likely to sting, so caution near the eyes is advised. The SPF 20 level is on the lower side. With moderate protection and a score of 60.2/100, it is a basic, low-SPF option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Moderate
44
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- −4.7 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
☢️
Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
🤧
Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −15 7 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
🔥
Eye sting
High
29
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
🍄
Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Beheneth-25, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
👕
Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
💧
Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #12, hyaluronic family
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Stearyl Alcohol)
✨
Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
💄
Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
🌊
Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (35)
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.
-
1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
-
Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
-
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 13 film former
-
Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
-
10 Beheneth-25
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
-
11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
-
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
18 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
23 Fragrance
Fragrance
-
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
25 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
26 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
29 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
35 Tropolone
Supporting ingredient
What SPF is Clinians Latte Protettivo?
It is SPF 20, which is on the lower side for sun protection. It is better suited to incidental rather than prolonged sun exposure.
Does the Clinians Latte Protettivo SPF 20 sting?
It is more likely to sting than most, so caution is advised near the eyes. Otherwise the texture is lightweight with a balanced finish.
Is it good?
It scores 60.2/100 with moderate protection. The low SPF 20 and older filter set keep it as a basic option.