Garnier Ombrelle Sunscreen Face Stick Spf 50+
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Garnier Ombrelle Sunscreen Face Stick SPF 50+ is a hybrid stick sunscreen built on Octocrylene, Titanium Dioxide, Avobenzone, and the modern filter Drometrizole Trisiloxane (Mexoryl XL). The stick format has a dewy finish, runs medium in weight, and is generally low in white cast, but it rates poorly as a makeup base. With excellent protection and a score of 70.5/100, it is a convenient on-the-go option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
91
- +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +38 Drometrizole Trisiloxane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +13.3)
- −7.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −20.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Titanium Dioxide, 6.3% declared
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Medium
34
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 6.3% declared
- −12 Polyethylene at #7, wax film
- −6 Ozokerite at #9, wax film
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #11, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #10, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #5, heavy oil
- −10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Palmitate at #6, heavy comedogenic ester
- −7 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #10, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #13, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Mexoryl XL at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 5 3 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 7 3 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- ← 16 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +11 2 water-locking waxes
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 (14)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 18 6.3% declared
- ↑ 10 6.3% declared
- ↑ 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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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
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl XL)
- ↑ 38 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- 5 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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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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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does Garnier Ombrelle Face Stick SPF 50+ work under makeup?
It rates poorly as a makeup base. The stick format has a dewy finish and medium weight, so it is better suited to standalone use than as a primer under foundation.
Does the Garnier Ombrelle Sunscreen Face Stick Spf 50+ leave a white cast?
It is generally low in white cast despite containing Titanium Dioxide. The stick blends in with a dewy finish, though it runs medium in weight on the skin.
Is it mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a hybrid that leans chemical. It combines Octocrylene, Avobenzone, and the modern filter Mexoryl XL with some Titanium Dioxide for added coverage.