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Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen spf 30

Fixderma SPF 30
Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen spf 30

63/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 57
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
  • +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
  • +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
  • +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
  • −10.8 UVB coverage saturated
  • −4.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Titanium Dioxide at #8
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Eye sting

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Titanium Dioxide at #8
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 62
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
  • −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains

High 20
  • +100 Starting score
  • −50 Avobenzone at #2, 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 #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  • ✨ Vitamin E
  • ✨ Vitamin C
  • ✨ Aloe vera

Full ingredient list (23)

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.

  1. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  2. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  3. 3 Octocrylene

    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
  4. 4 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  5. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  6. 6 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  7. 7 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  8. 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)
  9. 9 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  10. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  11. 11 Ceteareth-20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  13. 13 Alpha-Arbutin

    Supporting ingredient

  14. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  15. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  17. 17 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  18. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  19. 19 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  20. Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF

  21. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  22. 22 Bisabolol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  23. 23 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

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