DELOUSIL Face Sunscreen With Colour SPF 50 (With Aloe/Water Resistant)
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
DELOUSIL Face Sunscreen With Colour is an SPF 50 tinted hybrid that blends octinoxate and octocrylene with modern filters Uvinul A Plus, octisalate, Tinosorb M, and Uvinul T 150. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, keeps a low white cast thanks to the tint, and is low in sting and pore-clogging risk. The mixed filter set delivers good measured protection. With a score of 70.8 out of 100, it is a solid tinted, water-resistant face option for daily wear.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
77
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #13, UV filter
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #14, UV filter
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #18, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- −37.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −21.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −10.6 UVA1 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #14, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #17, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #42
- −6 Tinosorb M at #11
- +4 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #17, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #7, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −47 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #17, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #14, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #43, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +8 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #31, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #36, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
Full ingredient list (45)
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
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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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
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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14 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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15 PEG-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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30 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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31 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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32 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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37 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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39 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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43 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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44 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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45 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does DELOUSIL Face Sunscreen With Colour leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast, helped by the built-in tint. It gives a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is the DELOUSIL Face Sunscreen With Colour SPF 50 (With Aloe/Water Resistant) mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid, blending octinoxate and octocrylene with modern filters like Uvinul A Plus, Tinosorb M, and Uvinul T 150. There are no mineral filters in it.
Is this sunscreen any good?
It scores 70.8 out of 100 with good measured protection. The tinted, water-resistant formula with a low sting and pore-clogging risk makes it a solid daily face option.