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Dr. Fischer Ultrasol Med Protect & Calm SPF 50+ For Sensitive Skin

Dr. Fischer SPF 50
Dr. Fischer Ultrasol Med Protect & Calm SPF 50+ For Sensitive Skin

69/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 65
  • +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
  • +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #17, UV filter
  • +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #30, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
  • −17.6 UVB coverage saturated
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

Medium 46
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Titanium Dioxide at #30
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Eye sting

Medium 47
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 92
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #30
  • −6 Polyethylene at #8, wax film
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Comedogenic

Low 96
  • +100 Starting score
  • −4 Palmitic Acid at #10, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne

Low 76
  • +100 Starting score
  • −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
  • −10 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

High 28
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #30, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Bentonite)
  • → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Bentonite)
  • ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
  • → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
  • ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +4 1 water-locking waxes
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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.

  • ✨ Vitamin E

Full ingredient list (40)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 16 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  3. 3 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  5. 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
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. 7 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  8. 8 Polyethylene

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 6 wax film
    • ↑ 4 wax water lock
  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
  10. 10 Palmitic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
    • ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
  11. 11 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. 13 Sodium Stearate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  14. 14 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  15. 15 Stearyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  16. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  17. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 13.2 UV protection
  18. Botanical extract

  19. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  20. 20 Melanin

    Supporting ingredient

  21. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  22. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  23. Botanical extract

  24. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  25. 25 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. 26 Phenylpropanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  27. 27 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  28. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  29. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  30. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  31. 31 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  32. 32 Bentonite

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  33. 33 Chlorphenesin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  34. Botanical extract

  35. 35 Crosspolymer

    Supporting ingredient

  36. 36 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  37. 37 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  38. 38 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  39. 39 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  40. 40 Sorbic Acid

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

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