Etos Anti-age Face & Decolleté Sun Protection Cream SPF50
74/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Etos Anti-age Face & Decolleté Sun Protection Cream SPF50 is a chemical hybrid using octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate and avobenzone alongside the modern ethylhexyl triazone and diethylhexyl butamido triazone, plus a little titanium dioxide. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and very low white cast, with low breakout risk, though it can mildly sting. It works okay under makeup. With excellent protection and a score of 73.5/100, it is a capable anti-age daily cream for face and décolleté.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
81
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +14.4 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #16, UV filter
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #17, UV filter
- +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #20, UV filter
- +14.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #22, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −38.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −11.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −16 8 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −7.5 Titanium Dioxide at #10 (nano)
- +0.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +0.5 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #20, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 7 declared fragrance allergens
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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 (43)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Supporting ingredient
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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12 Cellulose
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 8.4 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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28 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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32 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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42 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Etos Anti-age Sun Protection Cream good?
It scores 73.5/100 with excellent protection. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and very low white cast, making it a capable daily cream for face and décolleté.
Is the Etos Anti-age Face & Decolleté Sun Protection Cream SPF50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid using octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate and avobenzone with modern filters like ethylhexyl triazone and diethylhexyl butamido triazone, plus a little titanium dioxide.
Does it sting?
Sting risk is rated medium, so very sensitive skin or eyes may notice it. Breakout risk is low.