MARTIDERM Formula N°10 HD Colour Touch SPF 30
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
MARTIDERM Formula N°10 HD Colour Touch SPF 30 is a hybrid tinted sunscreen using homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and modern triazine filters. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and little white cast thanks to the tint, and works okay under makeup. It does not sting and is low for pore-clogging. With good protection at SPF 30 and a score of 70.5/100, it is a solid tinted daily SPF, with the SPF 30 rating below the highest-protection picks here.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
56
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +11.2 Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate at #12, UV filter
- +6.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #25, UV filter
- −22.5 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (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
98
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #8
- +2.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Oleate)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Succinate, Laureth-21)
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Fabric stains
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #38, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin C
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (40)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Amiloxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Supporting ingredient
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20 Laureth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.6 UV protection
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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32 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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36 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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38 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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39 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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40 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does MARTIDERM Formula N°10 HD Colour Touch leave a white cast?
No, it rates low for white cast. Being a tinted formula, it blends in with little whiteness.
Is the MARTIDERM Formula N°10 HD Colour Touch SPF 30 a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a hybrid tinted sunscreen. It uses homosalate and ethylhexyl salicylate alongside modern triazine filters.
Is it good overall?
It is a solid tinted daily SPF with good protection and a score of 70.5/100. The SPF 30 rating sits below the highest-protection picks in this group.