Dr. Melaxin Hydro Ceramic Glow Light Essence Sun Cream
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Dr. Melaxin Hydro Ceramic Glow Light Essence Sun Cream is a mineral-leaning hybrid sunscreen built on Titanium Dioxide with Polysilicone-15, formulated as a light essence texture. It wears with a dewy finish and a lightweight feel, keeps white cast low, and is generally gentle, with low likelihood of stinging and low pore-clogging risk that suits acne-prone skin. The advertised SPF is not listed here, and the measured UV protection rates as weak. With an overall score of 49, it reads more as a glow-focused base than a dependable everyday sun shield.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
26
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +11.4 Polysilicone-15 at #6, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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White cast
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- +17.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +1.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2.4 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −2 Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil at #17, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #32, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #32, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Oleate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #37, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #50, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #57, hyaluronic family
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Coconut Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 11 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Coconut Oil, 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 (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (65)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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 ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Polysilicone-15)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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12 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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25 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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31 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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32 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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35 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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37 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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44 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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45 Phytosterols
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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46 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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47 Pearl Powder
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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49 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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50 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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51 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
-
Supporting ingredient
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Does Dr. Melaxin Hydro Ceramic Glow Sun Cream leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally wears without an obvious whitening effect. It is a mineral-leaning hybrid built on Titanium Dioxide and Polysilicone-15, with a dewy, lightweight essence feel.
Is the Dr. Melaxin Hydro Ceramic Glow Light Essence Sun Cream good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It has a dewy finish, which suits drier skin more than oily skin, but its pore-clogging risk is low and it does not commonly sting. Acne-prone users may find it agreeable, though the dewy feel is not ideal for very oily skin.
Is this sunscreen any good?
Its overall score is 49 out of 100. The measured UV protection rates as weak, so it reads more as a glow-focused base than a reliable everyday sun shield.