Etnia Protector Solar Con Color Facial SPF 50
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Etnia Protector Solar Con Color Facial SPF 50 is a tinted mineral facial sunscreen built on titanium dioxide, so it shields purely with a physical filter. The tint helps offset white cast, and the finish is dewy with a lightweight feel and a low pore-clogging profile. Protection is rated weak here despite the SPF 50 label, which is why the overall score lands at 49 out of 100. It can suit dry skin wanting a touch of color, but it is generally not the strongest pick for reliable defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
22
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +32.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Fungal acne
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #11, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #8, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #29, hyaluronic family
- → 4 4 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Urea, Trehalose, …)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 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 →Full ingredient list (42)
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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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8 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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9 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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10 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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14 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 Fructose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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20 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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21 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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23 Maltose
Supporting ingredient
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24 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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27 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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28 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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30 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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32 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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36 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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39 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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41 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Does Etnia Protector Solar Con Color leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low here. It is a tinted titanium dioxide sunscreen, and the color helps blend the mineral filter into skin, so visible whiteness is generally minimal.
Is the Etnia Protector Solar Con Color Facial SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen. The only listed UV filter is titanium dioxide, a physical filter, so it contains no chemical absorbers.
Is Etnia Protector Solar SPF 50 good?
It scores 49 out of 100, which is on the lower end. Protection is rated weak despite the SPF 50 label, so it is generally better suited to those wanting light tinted coverage than to those needing strong defense.