Creme classique Safari SPF 40
57/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Creme classique Safari SPF 40 is a chemical sunscreen using older filters, including Benzophenone-3, Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, and a sulfonic-acid UVB filter. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and shows little white cast, though the sweat-sting reading is medium, so care near the eyes is sensible. Pore-clogging risk is low and it sits okay under makeup. With moderate protection and a score of 57.4/100, it is a middling everyday choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
- +11.2 2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-Sulfonic Acid at #10, UV filter
- −6.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety
Low
1
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- −13 Propylparaben at #12, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (Diazolidinyl Urea)
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Oxybenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #8, heavy oil
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
74
- +100 Starting score
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #2, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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 (18)
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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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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UV filter
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 13 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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13 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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15 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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pH adjuster
Is Creme classique Safari SPF 40 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older filters, including Benzophenone-3, Avobenzone, and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, at SPF 40.
Does the Creme classique Safari SPF 40 sting the eyes?
Its sweat-sting reading is medium, so care near the eyes is sensible during sweat or activity. It shows little white cast and has a balanced finish.
Is it any good?
It is a middling everyday choice, with moderate protection and a score of 57.4/100. Pore-clogging risk is low and it sits okay under makeup.