Maxi Block Essential Dry Touch Lotion SPF 50+
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Maxi Block Essential Dry Touch Lotion SPF 50+ is a chemical sunscreen using homosalate, octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, and avobenzone. The lotion feels lightweight with a balanced, dry-touch finish and keeps white cast low, which suits a wide range of skin tones. A low breakout-trigger reading makes it generally friendly to oily and acne-prone skin, though the filter lineup is older-generation. With good protection and a score of 68.8/100, it is a dependable budget-friendly daily choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (7)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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 (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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
What SPF is Maxi Block Essential Dry Touch?
It is an SPF 50+ lotion. It uses chemical filters including homosalate, octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, and avobenzone.
Does the Maxi Block Essential Dry Touch Lotion SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is a balanced dry touch, so it generally wears without a visible film across most skin tones.
Is it good for oily skin?
It can work well. The dry-touch lotion feels lightweight and reads low on breakout risk, which is generally friendly to oily and acne-prone skin.