Gerovital Derma+ Kids Sunscreen Cream Spf 50 Uva+Uvb
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Gerovital Derma+ Kids Sunscreen Cream is an SPF 50 hybrid cream pairing chemical filters such as Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate with Titanium Dioxide. It has a dewy, lightweight finish with low white cast and low pore-clogging potential. Makeup compatibility is okay. Protection is rated good, making it a reasonable everyday choice for the whole family.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
71
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #14, UV filter
- −38.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −17.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −11 BHA at #27, on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
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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
- −7.5 Titanium Dioxide at #8 (nano)
- −12 Tinosorb M at #4, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
- +1.4 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #8
- −5 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #10, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #21, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #10, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- −41 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate, Trideceth-6)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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22 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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25 Trideceth-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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27 BHA
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
- ↓ 11 on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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30 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
What SPF is the Gerovital Derma+ Kids Sunscreen Cream Spf 50 Uva+Uvb?
It is rated SPF 50, with protection rated good. That offers strong broad-spectrum coverage for everyday family use.
Does the Gerovital Derma+ Kids Sunscreen Cream Spf 50 Uva+Uvb leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. It is a mostly chemical hybrid cream with only a small mineral component, so it tends to wear clear.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, pairing chemical filters such as Octocrylene and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate with Titanium Dioxide.