Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face Superscreen Spf 50+
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face Superscreen Spf 50+ is a hybrid chemical sunscreen combining octocrylene and avobenzone with the modern broad-spectrum filter bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine plus phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid. It wears with a balanced finish, keeps white cast low, and stays lightweight, with low pore-clogging potential and an okay role under makeup. With excellent protection and a score of 76.0/100, it is a capable, well-rounded daily face sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
89
- +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #4, UV filter
- −11.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −9 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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
- −6 Sensitizing preservatives (Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7 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 →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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (22)
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 (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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6 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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11 Fragrance
Fragrance
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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17 Ponceau Sx
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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19 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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pH adjuster
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21 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
Does Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face Superscreen leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. The hybrid chemical blend wears close to invisible with a balanced finish.
Is the Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face Superscreen Spf 50+ good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It has low pore-clogging potential and stays lightweight, with a balanced finish and an okay role under makeup, so it can suit a range of skin types.
Is this sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid chemical sunscreen, combining octocrylene and avobenzone with the modern filter bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine.
Is Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face Superscreen any good?
Yes, it scores 76.0/100 with excellent measured protection, making it a capable, well-rounded daily face sunscreen.