Eucerin Sun Age Defense Tinted Face Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Eucerin Sun Age Defense Tinted Face Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 is a chemical, older-style formula using Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene. The tinted lotion has a balanced finish, wears lightweight, keeps white cast low, and works well under makeup, and it does not commonly sting. Despite the SPF 50 label, its protection scores as weak, leaving it at 49/100, so consider a higher-rated option for primary sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
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- +9 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #39, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +3.6 Homosalate at #40, UV filter
- +2.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #41, UV filter
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #42, UV filter
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #40 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #42, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #39, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Avobenzone at #39, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β2 Octocrylene at #42, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β1 Homosalate at #40, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β1 Octisalate at #41, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β18 Volatile alcohol at #2
- β5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β6 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #12, wax film
- +2.4 Volatile alcohol at #2, evaporating texture
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Glyceryl Behenate, Polyglyceryl-6 Octastearate)
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Fabric stains
High
7
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Avobenzone at #39, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #42, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #38, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 22 Volatile alcohol at #2
- β 6.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- β 1 Glycerin at #27, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
- β 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 7 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- β 5 Volatile alcohol at #2
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #2), fast, even canvas
- β 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- β 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (80)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- β 5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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4 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 6 wax film
- β 4 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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17 Carnitine
Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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22 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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27 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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38 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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40 Homosalate
Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 3.6 UV protection
- β 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 2.4 UV protection
- β 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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42 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 4.8 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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43 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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46 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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59 Carnitine
Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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61 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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64 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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69 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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71 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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80 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
Is the Eucerin Sun Age Defense Tinted Face Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene in a tinted lotion.
Does the Eucerin Sun Age Defense Tinted Face Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 work under makeup?
Yes, it is rated as a good makeup base, and the tint helps even out skin tone. White cast stays low with a balanced finish.
Is it good?
It scores 49/100 because its protection rates as weak despite the SPF 50 label. For primary sun defense, consider a higher-rated option.