Eternal Secret Spf 50+ Facial Cream
91/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Eternal Secret SPF 50+ Facial Cream is a chemical hybrid sunscreen with a modern filter blend including Tinosorb M, Tinosorb S, Uvasorb HEB and avobenzone. It provides excellent protection with a balanced, lightweight finish, low white cast and low pore-clogging concern. With a strong 91/100 score and high SPF, it is a well-rounded daily facial sunscreen suited to most skin types.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +24 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #3, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −20 UVB coverage saturated
- −22.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −1.8 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #8 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −25 Tinosorb M at #1, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Laurate)
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Silica)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 3.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum)
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 24 UV protection
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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13 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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24 Palm Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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28 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is Eternal Secret SPF 50+ Facial Cream a good sunscreen?
Yes, it scores 91/100 with excellent protection at SPF 50+. The modern filter blend makes it well-rounded for daily facial use.
Does the Eternal Secret Spf 50+ Facial Cream leave a white cast?
It is rated low for white cast, so it generally wears invisibly. The balanced finish stays lightweight.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid using modern filters such as Tinosorb M, Tinosorb S and Uvasorb HEB alongside avobenzone.