Garnier Ambre Solaire Sonnenmilch Serum Sensitive Expert+ Lsf 50+
83/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- −10.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #8
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #28, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Isopropyl Palmitate at #3, heavy comedogenic ester
- −1 Myristic Acid at #26, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #21, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Myristic Acid)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Sebacate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (31)
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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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Supporting ingredient
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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17 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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27 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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29 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia