Collistar Sun Stick SPF 50+
93/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Collistar Sun Stick SPF 50+ is a stick format built on a modern filter blend including Tinosorb S, Uvinul A Plus, Uvinul T 150 and Uvasorb HEB. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, keeps white cast low and does not sting, and it works well over or under makeup. Its low pore-clogging profile makes it generally friendly for most skin types. With excellent protection and a top score of 93.4/100, it is one of the standout options in this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
93
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- +22.8 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #7, UV filter
- −23.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −9.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #12, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Canola Oil)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Canola Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Canola Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Supporting ingredient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol)
- ↑ 22.8 UV protection
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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10 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Canola Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- 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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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24 Ci 26100
Colorant or pigment
Does the Collistar Sun Stick leave a white cast?
Its white cast is generally low. The modern chemical filter blend wears clear with a balanced finish.
Is the Collistar Sun Stick mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using a modern filter blend including Tinosorb S, Uvinul A Plus and Uvinul T 150, with no mineral filters.
Is the Collistar Sun Stick good?
It scores 93.4 out of 100 with excellent UV protection at SPF 50+, one of the highest in its group. It is lightweight, works well over and under makeup, and is a standout daily option.