Jafra Sunscreen With Color Spf 50+
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Jafra Sunscreen With Color SPF 50+ is a tinted chemical sunscreen using classic filters: homosalate, octocrylene, salicylate, and avobenzone. The tint helps it sit with a balanced finish and low white cast, and it stays lightweight while remaining low on pore-clogging risk. Protection is rated good, though the older filter set can sting somewhat if it reaches the eyes during sweat. It scores 62.6/100, a reasonable everyday pick with light coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −20 6 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #16
- +1 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Medium
31
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Propylene Glycol Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #13, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +10 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #25, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +21 3 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (37)
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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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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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13 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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14 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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15 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Mg Stearate+
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Arginine
pH adjuster
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24 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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25 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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28 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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30 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is the Jafra Sunscreen With Color Spf 50+ good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It has a balanced finish and a low pore-clogging profile, so it is generally agreeable for oily and breakout-prone skin. The tint also helps even out tone without a heavy feel.
Does the Jafra Sunscreen With Color Spf 50+ sting the eyes?
It can sting somewhat if it migrates into the eyes during heavy sweat, since it uses older chemical filters. Keeping it away from the immediate eye area helps.
Is it a good sunscreen overall?
It is rated good for protection at SPF 50+ and scores 62.6/100. The tint and lightweight feel make it a reasonable everyday option with light coverage.