La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral One Spf50+
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral One SPF50+ is a pure mineral sunscreen built on Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, shows low white cast for a mineral formula, and is unlikely to sting. It is low risk for clogging pores and works as an okay makeup base. However, its protection is rated weak and the score is capped at 49/100, so despite the trusted brand name it is best treated as a light option rather than a primary high-SPF defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
22
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- β25 Titanium Dioxide at #2 (nano)
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #36
- β15 Pure mineral formula
- +21 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +2.1 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2.8 Coated minerals (Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β10 Volatile alcohol at #5
- β8 Fragrance
- +13.5 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- +12 Volatile alcohol at #5, evaporating texture
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Comedogenic
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- β17 Isopropyl Palmitate at #6, heavy comedogenic ester
- β7 Isocetyl Stearate at #12, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- β47 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #33, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 13 Volatile alcohol at #5
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #28, hyaluronic family
- β 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 3 Volatile alcohol at #5
- β 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Sebacate)
- β 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #5), fast, even canvas
- β 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- β 3.8 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (36)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 3.8 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 β nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 heavy comedogenic ester
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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Supporting ingredient
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15 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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16 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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21 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Lysine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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25 Pullulan
Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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31 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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32 Fragrance
Fragrance
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33 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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34 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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35 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
Is La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral One SPF50+ any good?
Despite the trusted brand, its protection is rated weak and the score is capped at 49/100. It is best treated as a light option rather than a primary high-SPF defense.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, using Titanium Dioxide as its only filter. There are no chemical filters in the formula.
Does the La Roche-Posay Anthelios Mineral One Spf50+ leave a white cast?
It is rated low for white cast for a mineral formula, with a balanced finish, so it generally blends in better than many Titanium Dioxide products.