Eveline Cosmetics Sun Protection Face Cream Whitening SPF50
51/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Eveline Cosmetics Sun Protection Face Cream Whitening SPF50 is a chemical sunscreen on an older-generation filter set, combining octocrylene, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane with titanium dioxide. It keeps white cast low with a balanced finish but wears a touch heavier and is a poor base under makeup, though it is generally low in pore-clogging risk. With good protection and a score of 51.4/100, it is a basic budget face cream.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −13.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −6.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
21
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12 Butylparaben at #36, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −10 Propylparaben at #37, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #33, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −14 4 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −5 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #11, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Paraffinum Liquidum at #6, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #9, heavy comedogenic ester
- −7 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #11, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- −46 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, PEG-20 Glyceryl Laurate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
High
15
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #18, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #15, hyaluronic family
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyacrylamide)
- ← 10 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation (nano)
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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 (49)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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 (nano)
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4 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- 5 → dewy occlusive
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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18 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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23 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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25 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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31 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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35 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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36 Butylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 12 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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41 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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45 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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48 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does Eveline Sun Protection Face Cream leave a white cast?
No, it keeps white cast low with a balanced finish, though it wears a touch heavier than a light lotion. It is mostly chemical with a small amount of titanium dioxide.
Is the Eveline Cosmetics Sun Protection Face Cream Whitening SPF50 good under makeup?
Not really. It is a poor base under makeup and wears slightly heavy, so it is better worn on its own than layered under cosmetics.
Is Eveline SPF50 face cream a good sunscreen?
It scores 51.4/100 with good protection, a basic budget result. It is generally low in pore-clogging risk but uses older-generation filters and wears heavier.