Eclat Mineral Sunscreen Spf 50 Sunblock
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Despite its name, Éclat Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 Sunblock is an older-style chemical formula using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Benzophenone-3. It wears with a balanced finish and low white cast, feels lightweight, and is generally non-stinging with low pore-clogging risk, sitting okay under makeup. Protection is rated weak, which holds the score to 49.0 out of 100. Those seeking strong, modern sun defense may prefer a higher-rated option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
28
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #7, UV filter
- −3.1 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Essential oils (Mentha Haplocalyx Oil)
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Oxybenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
High
37
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquioleate)
- −46 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-120 Glyceryl Stearate, Laureth-7)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #7, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylamide)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (32)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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5 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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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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16 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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20 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Is Éclat Mineral Sunscreen actually mineral?
Despite the name, no. It is an older-style chemical formula using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Benzophenone-3, with no zinc or titanium.
Does the Eclat Mineral Sunscreen Spf 50 Sunblock leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. Being chemical-based, it absorbs without the chalky finish of mineral sunscreens.
Is the Eclat Mineral Sunscreen Spf 50 Sunblock good?
Its feel is light, but protection is rated weak, which holds the score to 49.0 out of 100. Those wanting strong, modern sun defense may prefer a higher-rated option.