iS Clinical Extreme Protect Spf 30
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
iS Clinical Extreme Protect SPF 30 is a hybrid sunscreen pairing octinoxate, an older chemical filter, with mineral zinc oxide. It wears with a balanced finish, a moderate, noticeable white cast, and a slightly heavier feel, while staying gentle with low sting and low pore-clogging risk. Scoring 68.7 with good protection, it is a capable daily option, though the cast and weight may matter to some.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #9, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycol Stearate Se)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylamide)
- β 15 High mineral load at #2 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.
- β¨ Aloe vera
- β¨ Centella asiatica
Full ingredient list (26)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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14 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 3 film former
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26 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Does iS Clinical Extreme Protect SPF 30 leave a white cast?
Its white cast is rated medium, so some cast may be noticeable. It is a hybrid using octinoxate and mineral zinc oxide.
Is the iS Clinical Extreme Protect Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, pairing the older chemical filter octinoxate with mineral zinc oxide.
Is this sunscreen any good?
It scores 68.7 out of 100 with good protection. It is a capable daily option, though the moderate cast and slightly heavier feel may matter to some.