Laboratoires de Biarritz SPF50 Tinted Sun Cream - Ivory
82/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Laboratoires de Biarritz SPF50 Tinted Sun Cream in Ivory is a fully mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, with a light tint to help offset white cast. It wears matte with no visible white cast, does not sting, and carries a medium-weight feel typical of mineral creams. Its low breakout-trigger rating makes it generally manageable for most skin types, and SPF 50 with good protection covers daily sun. The overall score of 81.9/100 marks it as a strong tinted mineral pick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
74
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- β0.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- β27.5 Zinc Oxide at #2 (nano)
- β17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #4 (nano)
- β10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #13
- β15 Pure mineral formula
- +50.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.5 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Heavy feel
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- β16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- +8.4 Volatile hydrocarbon at #3, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- β18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- β38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #1, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #21, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- β5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- β 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- β 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 4 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- 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 βFull ingredient list (29)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 β nourishing light emollient
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 3.8 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- β 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 18 feeds malassezia
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12 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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21 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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22 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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25 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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26 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
Does the Laboratoires de Biarritz SPF50 Tinted Sun Cream - Ivory leave a white cast?
No visible white cast. Although it is a fully mineral formula, the Ivory tint helps offset the cast that zinc oxide and titanium dioxide can otherwise leave.
Is the Laboratoires de Biarritz SPF50 Tinted Sun Cream - Ivory mineral or chemical?
It is a fully mineral sunscreen, using zinc oxide and titanium dioxide as its only UV filters.
What SPF is it and is it good?
It is SPF 50 with good measured protection. With an overall score of 81.9/100 it is a strong tinted mineral pick, though its medium-weight feel is typical of mineral creams.