Lidherma SPF 50+ Color
81/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
About this sunscreen
Lidherma SPF 50+ Color is a hybrid, tinted sunscreen combining Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, and Tinosorb S with titanium dioxide for broad-spectrum coverage. It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast from the tint, and a lightweight feel, is non-stinging, and is low on breakout risk. Scoring 81.1/100 with excellent protection, it is a strong daily tinted option that works okay under makeup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Excellent
93
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #21, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- −26.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
☢️
Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
🤧
Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −10 3 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −2 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
👻
White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #21
- +3 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
🔥
Eye sting
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
🍄
Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Laureth-23)
👕
Fabric stains
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #31, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #21, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
💧
Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
✨
Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
💄
Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
🌊
Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (33)
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.
-
1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
-
5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
-
13 Laureth-23
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
-
Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
pH adjuster
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
-
Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
24 Fragrance
Fragrance
-
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
27 D-Limonene
Supporting ingredient
-
28 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
-
29 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
30 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
31 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
-
32 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
-
33 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Is Lidherma SPF 50+ Color a good sunscreen?
Yes, it scores 81.1/100 with excellent protection. It is a tinted hybrid formula with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Does the Lidherma SPF 50+ Color leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low, and the tint helps it blend on most skin tones.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, pairing several chemical filters such as Ethylhexyl Triazone and Tinosorb S with mineral titanium dioxide.