Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face Spf 30+
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face SPF 30+ is a chemical sunscreen built on older filters Octocrylene, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid and Benzophenone-3. It has a dewy finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and may sting slightly for some users. Pore-clogging is low and it is an okay makeup base. Protection is rated weak and the score is 49.0/100, so it is better treated as a light daily glow product than as full sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
35
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #5, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #7, UV filter
- +9 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #24, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −2.8 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
6
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #24, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #15, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #24, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Oxybenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #10, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #24, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #7, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #18, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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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 (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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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13 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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16 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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21 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
Is Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face SPF 30+ good protection?
Protection is rated weak and the overall score is 49.0/100. It uses older filters, so it is better treated as a light daily product than as full sun defense.
Does the Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face Spf 30+ leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It is a chemical formula with a dewy finish, so it stays largely invisible and adds a slight glow.
Is it okay for acne-prone skin?
Pore-clogging is rated low, so it is generally friendly to breakout-prone skin, though it may sting slightly near the eyes for some users.