Matte For Men Complete Face And Head Care Lotion With SPF 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Matte For Men Complete Face And Head Care Lotion with SPF 30 is a chemical lotion built on older filters, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It keeps white cast low, stays lightweight with a balanced finish, does not tend to sting, and reads low for breakouts, so it is comfortable for face and scalp. It works okay under makeup. Protection is rated weak, however, and at a 49.0/100 score it is best treated as a light add-on rather than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
28
- +14 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #1, UV filter
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +14.4 Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −1.2 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Ensulizole at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 1 Glycerin at #18, the anchor humectant
- → 6 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Mel)
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 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.
- ✨ Allantoin
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 14 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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9 Mel
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Neo Heliopan AP), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
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18 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Matte For Men SPF 30 lotion a strong sunscreen?
Not on its own. Protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0/100, so it is better as a light daily add-on than your main sun protection.
Is this mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older filters, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.
Will the Matte For Men Complete Face And Head Care Lotion With SPF 30 clog pores or feel heavy on the face and scalp?
It should not. It reads low for pore-clogging, stays lightweight, and does not tend to sting, with low white cast.