La Roche-Posay Anthelios Xl Tinted Dry Touch Gel-Cream Anti-Shine Spf 50+
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Tinted Dry Touch Gel-Cream Anti-Shine SPF 50+ is a hybrid chemical sunscreen using homosalate, avobenzone, octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Triazone, and Tinosorb S. The tinted dry-touch finish is matte and lightweight with a low white cast, though it may sting sensitive eyes for some. Protection is excellent and the score is 76.4/100. A well-known anti-shine option for oily and combination skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #7, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #8, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +32 Drometrizole Trisiloxane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +11.2)
- +8.4 Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid at #33, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #34, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- β45.4 UVB coverage saturated
- β25.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β6 Titanium Dioxide at #34
- β5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #4
- +7.7 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-8 Laurate, Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #7, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Mexoryl XL at #10, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #15, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β2 Titanium Dioxide at #34, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +22 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 14 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Silylate, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, β¦)
- β 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 15 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Perlite, β¦)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 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
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (39)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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3 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Colorant or pigment
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 17.6 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl XL), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 32 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 10 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 3 film former
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15 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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16 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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17 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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19 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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20 Perlite
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
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl SX), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 8.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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35 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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37 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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39 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Dry Touch good for oily skin?
Yes. The tinted dry-touch finish is matte and lightweight with low pore-clogging risk, making it a popular anti-shine pick for oily and combination skin.
Does the La Roche-Posay Anthelios Xl Tinted Dry Touch Gel-Cream Anti-Shine Spf 50+ leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low and the formula is tinted. It may sting sensitive eyes for some users, so take care around the eye area.
Is La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Dry Touch any good?
Yes, it scores 76.4/100 with excellent protection from a hybrid filter set including avobenzone and Tinosorb S.