Juliette Armand Sunfilm Face Bliss SPF 50+
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Juliette Armand Sunfilm Face Bliss SPF 50+ is a chemical sunscreen using an older-school blend of octocrylene, avobenzone, ethylhexyl salicylate and homosalate. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low. Pore-clogging potential is low, with a moderate chance of stinging near the eyes. With good protection but a score around 61, it is a usable facial option that lands toward the lower-middle of this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #6, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #7, UV filter
- −12.3 UVB coverage saturated
- ×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 #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
38
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Decyl Oleate at #2, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Decyl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-25)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, 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
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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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 (30)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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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 (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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Ceteth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 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
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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22 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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26 Melanin
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
Does this Juliette Armand SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low. It has a balanced finish and stays lightweight, so it generally wears well on the face.
Is the Juliette Armand Sunfilm Face Bliss SPF 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using an older-school blend of octocrylene, avobenzone, ethylhexyl salicylate and homosalate.
Is it any good?
It scores about 61 out of 100, a lower-middle result for this group. Protection is good and pore-clogging potential is low, though there is a moderate chance of stinging near the eyes.