Korres SPF 50 Yoghurt Sunscreen Face Cream-gel
83/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Korres SPF 50 Yoghurt Sunscreen Face Cream-Gel is a hybrid sunscreen with a rich, modern filter lineup including Homosalate, Uvinul A Plus, Tinosorb S, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Tris-Biphenyl Triazine (Tinosorb A2B), and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone (Uvasorb HEB). It wears with a matte finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and works well as a makeup base, with pore-clogging risk generally low. With excellent protection and a high score of 83.0/100, it is a strong everyday face SPF for oily and combination skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
93
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +24 Tris-Biphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter
- +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #11, UV filter
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #14, UV filter
- −46.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −18 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Tinosorb A2B at #10 (particulate filter)
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Eye sting
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- −45 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Silica)
- ← 6 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate, Dibutyl Adipate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 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
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (41)
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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 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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9 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb A2B), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection
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12 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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15 Polyamide-3
Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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29 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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31 Sclareolide
Supporting ingredient
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32 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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37 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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41 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Korres SPF 50 Yoghurt sunscreen good for oily skin?
Yes. It has a matte finish, a lightweight feel, and low pore-clogging risk, and it works well as a makeup base, which suits oily and combination skin.
Is the Korres SPF 50 Yoghurt Sunscreen Face Cream-gel good overall?
It scores 83.0/100 with excellent protection, making it a strong everyday face SPF.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using a rich modern lineup including Homosalate, Tinosorb S, Tinosorb A2B, and Uvasorb HEB. It is a hybrid only in the sense of mixing filter types, with no mineral filters listed.