Maruderm Anti-Blemish Sun Cream SPF 50+
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Maruderm Anti-Blemish Sun Cream is a chemical SPF 50+ cream using an older-generation blend of Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Homosalate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It wears light with a balanced finish and low white cast, and is generally low on the pore-clogging scale, though some users may notice mild stinging near the eyes. Protection is rated moderate and it sits okay under makeup. At 65.3/100 it is a basic option whose dated filter set limits its rating.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −5.4 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Eye sting
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (21)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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13 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is Maruderm Anti-Blemish Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen with an older-generation blend of Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Homosalate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Is the Maruderm Anti-Blemish Sun Cream SPF 50+ good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It has a balanced finish and is generally low on the pore-clogging scale, so it is reasonably acne-friendly, though some users may notice mild stinging near the eyes.
Is Maruderm Anti-Blemish Sun Cream SPF 50 any good?
It scores 65.3/100 with moderate rated protection. It is a basic option whose dated filter set limits its rating, so more modern formulas generally outperform it.