Facetology Triple Care Sunscreen For Oily Skin SPF 40 +++ - New Formula
86/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Facetology Triple Care Sunscreen For Oily Skin SPF 40 (New Formula) is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid filter set that includes modern triazine filters and a touch of Titanium Dioxide. It wears with a balanced finish and little to no white cast, feels lightweight, and is low on the pore-clogging scale, which fits its oily-skin positioning. It does not appear to sting and layers acceptably under makeup. With excellent broad-spectrum protection and a high 86/100 rating, it looks like a strong everyday pick for oily and combination skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #11, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #13, UV filter
- −51.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −25.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −10.7 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- −25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
- +6 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Octisalate at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-40 Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #6, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #12, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #44, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Centella asiatica
Full ingredient list (53)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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31 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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36 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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42 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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44 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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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
Is Facetology Triple Care Sunscreen good for oily skin?
Yes, it is positioned for oily skin and the facts support that. It is low on the pore-clogging scale, feels lightweight, and wears with a balanced, non-greasy finish.
Does the Facetology Triple Care Sunscreen For Oily Skin SPF 40 +++ - New Formula leave a white cast?
No, it tends to leave little to no white cast. The mostly chemical formula settles in fairly invisibly on most skin tones.
Is it mineral or chemical, and is it any good?
It is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid blend of modern filters and a little Titanium Dioxide. With excellent SPF 40 protection and a high 86/100 rating, it is a strong everyday choice.