Elmiplant Hyaluronic Gold SPF 10
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Elmiplant Hyaluronic Gold SPF 10 is a hybrid chemical formula using Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a balanced finish, keeps white cast low, and is lightweight with low breakout risk, and sits okay under makeup. The medium sting reading suggests caution near the eyes. With moderate protection and a score of 61.5, the very low SPF 10 makes it a light skincare step rather than real sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
48
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +6.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #29, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −9 5 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #8
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cera Alba at #23, wax film
- −2 Microcrystalline Wax at #24, wax film
- −2 Stearyl Stearate at #48, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Isopropyl Myristate at #3, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #28, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Stearyl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 7 2 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Copolymer)
- ← 3 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +6 3 water-locking waxes
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 (59)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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15 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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21 Caramel
Colorant or pigment
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22 Carnosine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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23 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.6 UV protection
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30 Glucomannan
Supporting ingredient
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31 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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34 Glycine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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39 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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40 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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42 PEG-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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45 Proline
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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50 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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57 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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58 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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59 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is Elmiplant Hyaluronic Gold?
It is SPF 10, which is very low and best treated as a light skincare step rather than real sun protection. Protection reads moderate overall. For meaningful sun defense a much higher SPF is generally advisable.
Is the Elmiplant Hyaluronic Gold SPF 10 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid chemical formula using Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. There are no mineral filters. White cast stays low and breakout risk is low.
Is it good?
It scores 61.5 out of 100, held back mainly by the very low SPF 10. It is lightweight and sits okay under makeup, though the sting reading is medium. It is more of a hydrating day step than a dedicated sunscreen.