Kaya Skin Clinic Youth Protect SPF 50 Sunscreen
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Kaya Skin Clinic Youth Protect SPF 50 is a hybrid sunscreen mixing modern filters like Tinosorb M with older ones such as Avobenzone and Benzophenone-3. It offers a balanced finish, works under makeup, and carries only a moderate white cast, though it may sting if it nears the eyes. Its excellent measured protection is a highlight, but the older filter content keeps the overall score at 65/100.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
94
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −25.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −29.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
6
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #20, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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White cast
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #10
- −25 Tinosorb M at #2, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Oxybenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
5
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #3, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
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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
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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (20)
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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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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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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16 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
Is the protection good?
Yes, it has excellent measured protection, which is its standout trait. The overall score is 65/100, held back partly by some older filters in the blend.
Does the Kaya Skin Clinic Youth Protect SPF 50 Sunscreen leave a white cast?
It carries a moderate white cast. Blending it in well helps, and it may be worth patch-testing against your skin tone.
Is the Kaya Skin Clinic Youth Protect SPF 50 Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, mixing modern filters like Tinosorb M with older chemical ones such as Avobenzone and a small amount of Titanium Dioxide.