Comfort Zone Sublime Skin Color Perfect SPF 50
86/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Comfort Zone Sublime Skin Color Perfect SPF 50 is a hybrid sunscreen with a broad mix of filters, including modern Uvinul A Plus, Uvinul T 150, and Tinosorb S plus classic octinoxate and octisalate. It has a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel. Protection is rated excellent. With a score of about 86, it is one of the top performers in this group and a reliable everyday sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
92
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #10, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #14, UV filter
- −21.9 UVB coverage saturated
- −2.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #9
- +2.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Octisalate at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- −30 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Stearate)
- −42 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Sucrose Cocoate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #28, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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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 Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (41)
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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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
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Botanical extract
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Colorant or pigment
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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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)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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15 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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16 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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21 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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25 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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29 Agar
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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34 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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37 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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41 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Is Comfort Zone Sublime Skin mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen with a broad filter mix, including modern Uvinul A Plus, Uvinul T 150, and Tinosorb S plus classic octinoxate and octisalate.
Does the Comfort Zone Sublime Skin Color Perfect SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. The finish is balanced and the feel is lightweight.
Is Comfort Zone Sublime Skin SPF 50 good?
It scores about 86 out of 100, one of the top results in its group. Protection is rated excellent, making it a reliable everyday sunscreen.