Dior Snow Ultimate UV Shield Tone Up SPF 50+ PA+++
86/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
88
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #12, UV filter
- −1.2 UVB coverage saturated
- +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #5
- +0.5 Tone-up product, visible whitening is the point
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Eye sting
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #10
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #8, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #36, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #10
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
- → 4 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #10
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #10), fast, even canvas
- → 3 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
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate 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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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10 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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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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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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13 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Sodium Dna
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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32 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Botanical extract
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34 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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35 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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36 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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37 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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39 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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43 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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45 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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54 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling