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Gerard's Latte Solare Viso-Corpo SPF 50

Gerard's SPF 50
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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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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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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Fabric stains

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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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

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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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 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
  4. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)

    • ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  5. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  8. 8 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  10. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 19.2 UV protection
  11. 11 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  14. 14 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  15. Botanical extract

    • ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  16. Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  17. 17 PEG-75 Stearate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Ceteth-20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  19. 19 Steareth-20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  20. Botanical extract

  21. 21 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  22. 22 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  23. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  24. 24 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  25. 25 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. 26 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  27. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  28. 28 Decyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  29. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  30. 30 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  31. 31 Benzyl Benzoate

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  32. 32 Hexyl Cinnamal

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  33. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  34. 34 Linalool

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  35. 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.

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