Dr. DERM Sun Care Cream SPF 50
92/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Dr. DERM Sun Care Cream SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen built entirely on modern broad-spectrum filters, including Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, Tris-Biphenyl Triazine and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, keeps white cast low, is gentle enough that it does not commonly sting, and works well under makeup. With a standout 91.9/100 score and excellent protection, it is one of the strongest all-round facial sunscreens here.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
87
- +24 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #2, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +24 Tris-Biphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- −30.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −17.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Tinosorb M at #10
- −8 Tinosorb A2B at #8 (particulate filter)
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-20)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #21, the anchor humectant
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
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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.
- ✨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (23)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 24 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb A2B), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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12 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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14 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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15 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Tropolone
Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
Is Dr. DERM Sun Care Cream good under makeup?
Yes, it is rated as a good makeup base. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, so it layers well under foundation.
Is the Dr. DERM Sun Care Cream SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen built entirely on modern broad-spectrum filters, including Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, Tris-Biphenyl Triazine and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol.
Is it any good?
Yes, it scores a standout 91.9/100 with excellent protection. It is one of the strongest all-round facial sunscreens in this set.