Dermplus Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 35 / PA+++
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Dermplus Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 35 / PA+++ is a mostly chemical sunscreen combining octocrylene, ensulizole and avobenzone with a touch of mineral titanium dioxide. It applies lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, does not commonly sting, and serves as an okay base under makeup. With good protection, PA+++ UVA defense and a score of 69.2/100, it is a solid daily moisturizing sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
64
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #5, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- −7.9 UVB coverage saturated
- −0.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 35, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #14, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #19, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (Diazolidinyl Urea)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #13, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #14, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 6 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +20 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (27)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 20 film former
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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pH adjuster
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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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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15 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is Dermplus Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 35 mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical. It combines octocrylene, ensulizole and avobenzone with a small amount of mineral titanium dioxide.
Does Dermplus Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 35 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and wears lightweight with a balanced finish, so it absorbs without a visible mineral tint.
Is Dermplus Moisturizing Sunscreen SPF 35 a good sunscreen?
It scores 69.2/100 with good protection and a PA+++ UVA rating, making it a solid daily moisturizing sunscreen. It does not commonly sting.