Gerard's Latte Solare Viso-Corpo SPF 50
80/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Gerard's Latte Solare Viso-Corpo SPF 50 is a face-and-body hybrid built on Homosalate with modern filters including Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone. It is lightweight with a balanced finish, low white cast and generally no sting, and breakout risk is low. It sits okay under makeup. With a score of 80.4/100 and excellent protection, it is a strong all-over daily sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
90
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #10, UV filter
- −27.5 UVB coverage saturated
- −9.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −14 5 declared fragrance allergens
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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #15, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Behenate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 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.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (35)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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14 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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30 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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35 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Can I use it on my face and body?
Yes, it is a face-and-body SPF 50 lotion, so it is designed for use on both. It is lightweight with a balanced finish.
Does the Gerard's Latte Solare Viso-Corpo SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is low, since it is built mainly on modern chemical filters. It should blend in cleanly.
Is the Gerard's Latte Solare Viso-Corpo SPF 50 good?
It scores 80.4/100 with excellent measured protection, making it a strong all-over daily sunscreen.