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Cliniderm Age Defence Sun Face Cream Spf50

Cliniderm SPF 50
Cliniderm Age Defence Sun Face Cream Spf50

91/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 97
  • +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
  • +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
  • +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #5, UV filter
  • +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • −26.5 UVB coverage saturated
  • −13.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 84
  • +100 Starting score
  • −17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #7 (nano)
  • +1.2 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting

Low 91
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 84
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Myristyl Myristate at #17, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

Medium 73
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Canola Oil)
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Myristyl Myristate, Sucrose Stearate)
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Fabric stains

Low 75
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #2, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  • −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
  • → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
  • → 1 1 strong humectants (Sorbitol)
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Canola Oil)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
  • ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Sebacate)
  • → 7 2 emollient lipids (Canola Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
  • ← 3 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation (nano)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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
  • ✨ Vitamin E

Full ingredient list (38)

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. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  3. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 8 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  5. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
  6. 6 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  7. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)

    • ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (nano)
  8. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  9. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  10. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  11. 11 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  12. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  13. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  14. 14 Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

  15. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  17. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Ubiquinone

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  20. 20 Tetrapeptide-21

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  21. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  22. 22 Sorbitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  23. 23 Canola Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  24. 24 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  25. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  26. 26 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  27. 27 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  28. 28 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  29. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  30. 30 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  31. 31 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  32. 32 Algin

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  33. 33 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  34. 34 Tapioca Starch

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  35. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  36. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  37. 37 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  38. 38 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

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