Genosys Multi Sun Cream
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Genosys Multi Sun Cream is a chemical sunscreen on older filters including Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate, with some Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight with low white cast, and is generally non-stinging, with low breakout risk and an okay performance under makeup. Protection is rated weak and the SPF is unspecified, and with a score of 49.0 it sits at the lower end, so it is best treated as a light supplementary cream rather than primary sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +13.3 Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
- −22.1 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −15 6 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
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Eye sting
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Myristic Acid at #34, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #22, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
11
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Myristic Acid)
- −50 4 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Stearate)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #12, hyaluronic family
- → 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 6 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- ✨ Centella asiatica
Full ingredient list (48)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Amiloxate)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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24 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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28 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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39 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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42 Tropolone
Supporting ingredient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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45 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Genosys Multi Sun Cream good?
It scores 49.0 with protection rated weak and an unspecified SPF, so it sits at the lower end. It is best used as a light supplementary cream rather than primary sun defense.
Does the Genosys Multi Sun Cream leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is balanced, so it tends to wear clear. The formula is lightweight and generally non-stinging.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical, with older filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate, plus some Titanium Dioxide.