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MARTIDERM Formula N°10 HD Colour Touch SPF 30

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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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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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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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • → 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
  4. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  5. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)

    • ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  6. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  7. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  8. Colorant or pigment

  9. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
  10. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  12. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Amiloxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 11.2 UV protection
  13. 13 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  14. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  15. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  16. 16 Dibutyl Adipate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  17. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  18. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  19. Supporting ingredient

  20. 20 Laureth-21

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  21. pH adjuster

  22. 22 Ascorbic Acid

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  23. Botanical extract

  24. 24 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  25. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 6.6 UV protection
  26. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  27. 27 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  28. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  29. 29 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  30. 30 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  31. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  32. 32 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  33. 33 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  34. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  35. 35 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  36. 36 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  37. 37 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  38. 38 Ci 77492

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  39. 39 Ci 77491

    Colorant or pigment

  40. 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.

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