Matas Striber Sun Stick Spf 50
88/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Matas Striber Sun Stick SPF 50 is a chemical hybrid sunscreen in stick format using a modern filter blend including Uvinul A Plus, Uvasorb HEB, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Tinosorb S. It delivers excellent protection with a dewy finish, low white cast and low breakout risk, and the stick texture feels medium in weight. Scoring 88/100, it is a convenient, high-protection option for easy reapplication on the go.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #11, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #12, UV filter
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- −10.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −14.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #10 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Cera Alba at #3, wax film
- −12 Tribehenin at #5, wax film
- −12 Cetyl Palmitate at #4, wax film
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #9, butter/occlusive fat
- −3 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #8, heavy oil
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Fungal acne
High
24
- +100 Starting score
- −28 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #6, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 15 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +24 3 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (14)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- 3 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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14 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Is Matas Striber Sun Stick SPF 50 a good sunscreen?
Yes, it scores 88/100 with excellent protection at SPF 50. The stick format makes reapplication easy on the go.
Does the Matas Striber Sun Stick Spf 50 leave a white cast?
It is rated low for white cast, so it generally wears invisibly. The finish is dewy and the stick texture feels medium in weight.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid using modern filters such as Uvinul A Plus, Uvasorb HEB and Ethylhexyl Triazone.