Fixderma Shadow SPF 50+ Cream
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Fixderma Shadow SPF 50+ Cream is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters (ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, avobenzone, benzophenone-4) plus some titanium dioxide. It has a balanced finish with a medium white cast and a lightweight feel, though it can sting somewhat. Pore-clogging risk is low, but it works poorly as a makeup base. With good protection but a modest score of 60.7/100, it is a basic SPF 50+ option held back by its dated filter set.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +13.3 Benzophenone-4 at #7, UV filter
- −9.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Sulisobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −4 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-4)
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White cast
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- +3.5 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Benzophenone-4 at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −5 Stearic Acid at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
67
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Steareth-2, Steareth-21)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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.
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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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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 ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Legacy UV filter (Benzophenone-4)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↓ 7 Sulisobenzone, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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11 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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14 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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17 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Fixderma Shadow mineral or chemical?
It is mainly a chemical sunscreen. It uses older filters such as ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, avobenzone and benzophenone-4, with some titanium dioxide added.
Does the Fixderma Shadow SPF 50+ Cream work under makeup?
It works poorly as a makeup base. Although it has a balanced finish and a lightweight feel, it is better worn on its own than layered under foundation.
Is it good?
It scores 60.7/100, a modest result. It offers good SPF 50+ protection but is held back by a dated filter set, a medium white cast and a tendency to sting.