Darphin Soleil Plaisir SPF 30
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Darphin Soleil Plaisir SPF 30 is a hybrid sunscreen pairing Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Homosalate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane with the modern filter Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine for good protection. It has a balanced, lightweight finish and keeps white cast low, sitting okay under makeup, though it may sting somewhat near the eyes. With a score of 65.8/100 it is a reasonable SPF 30 day cream, best where moderate sun cover is sufficient.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
63
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −19.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −1.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −24 8 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
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Eye sting
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #13, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Coconut Oil at #19, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #24, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-10 Pentastearate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #30, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (55)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 Polyester-8
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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29 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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31 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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39 Fragrance
Fragrance
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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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41 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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49 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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51 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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53 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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54 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
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55 Yellow 6
Colorant or pigment
What SPF is Darphin Soleil Plaisir?
It is SPF 30, rated for good protection. That is reliable daily cover, though lower than SPF 50 for long sun exposure.
Is the Darphin Soleil Plaisir SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid leaning chemical, pairing Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Homosalate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane with the modern filter Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It has a balanced, lightweight finish and sits okay under makeup.