Eveline Sun Protection Face Cream SPF 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Eveline Sun Protection Face Cream SPF 30 is a chemical and mineral face cream using octinoxate alongside titanium dioxide. It has a dewy finish with low white cast but rates poor as a makeup base, so it suits bare-skin wear more than layering. Its low breakout-trigger and low sweat-sting ratings make it generally gentle. Protection is weak and the filters are older-generation, which places it at the bottom of this set at 49 out of 100. Best treated as a light everyday cream rather than serious sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −1.2 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12 Butylparaben at #35, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −10 Propylparaben at #37, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #22, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −14 4 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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White cast
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #4 (nano)
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Eye sting
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −5 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #12, butter/occlusive fat
- −10 Paraffinum Liquidum at #3, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Myristate at #5, heavy comedogenic ester
- −7 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #12, comedogenic oil/butter
- −2 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil at #26, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
12
- +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)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, PEG-20 Glyceryl Laurate, Ceteareth-20)
- +0 Paraffinum Liquidum at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #24, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
- → 8 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyacrylamide)
- ← 16 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 High mineral load at #4 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 (52)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 10 heavy oil
- 8 → dewy occlusive
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (nano)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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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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13 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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17 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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24 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
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Plant oil, an emollient
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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31 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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35 Butylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 12 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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36 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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39 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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40 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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45 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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48 Tripeptide-1
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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50 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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52 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does Eveline Sun Protection Face Cream SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, it rates low for white cast even with titanium dioxide in the mix. It pairs that with octinoxate in a dewy-finish cream.
Can I wear makeup over it?
It rates poor as a makeup base and has a dewy finish, so it suits bare-skin wear more than layering under foundation. Its low breakout-trigger rating is generally gentle.
Is Eveline Sun Protection Face Cream SPF 30 good?
It scores 49 out of 100, the lowest in this set. Protection rates as weak and the filters are older, so treat it as a light everyday cream rather than serious sun defense.