juvera Radix SPF50 Dry Touch Sun Cream
82/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
juvera Radix SPF50 Dry Touch Sun Cream is a hybrid sunscreen pairing Titanium Dioxide with Octocrylene, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, and Bis- Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It dries matte and stays lightweight, but can leave a moderate white cast. SPF 50 delivers excellent protection. The 81.8/100 score makes it a strong matte option whose only notable trade-off is the moderate cast.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −23.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −29.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −5 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- −25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- −2 Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Wax at #23, wax film
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #14, heavy oil
- +2.3 Volatile silicone at #4, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, 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 #12, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 10 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (27)
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
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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11 Copolymer
Supporting ingredient
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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15 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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24 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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27 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Does juvera Radix SPF50 leave a white cast?
It can leave a moderate white cast, in part from the Titanium Dioxide. The finish is matte and dry-touch, but the cast is worth noting on deeper skin tones.
Is the juvera Radix SPF50 Dry Touch Sun Cream good?
Yes, it scores 81.8/100, a strong result. SPF 50 delivers excellent protection and the matte dry-touch feel is lightweight; the moderate cast is its main trade-off.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, pairing the mineral filter Titanium Dioxide with chemical filters including Octocrylene and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.