Epionce Ultra Shield Spf 50 Sunscreen
73/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
63
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Zinc Oxide, 10% declared
- +2.8 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +1.8 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Zinc Oxide, 10% declared
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil at #16, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
70
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Steareth-2, Steareth-21)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- β 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 4.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- β 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (27)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 28 10% declared
- β 18 10% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
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17 Malic Acid
pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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23 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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24 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 2 wax water lock
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27 Water
Solvent base, the water phase