Medical Beauty Age-protect SPF 20 Elixir
89/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Medical Beauty Age-protect SPF 20 Elixir is a chemical sunscreen built on modern UV filters: Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and Ethylhexyl Triazone. It has a dewy finish, feels lightweight, shows low white cast, and works well as a makeup base. Protection is rated excellent for its SPF level. With a score of 89.0/100, it is a strong lightweight daily elixir, best for those comfortable with SPF 20.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
91
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- −6 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −15 7 declared fragrance allergens
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Eye sting
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #16
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
62
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #16
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #16
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Propylheptyl Caprylate)
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
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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 (29)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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13 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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18 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Benzoic Acid
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
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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25 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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27 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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28 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Medical Beauty Age-protect SPF 20 Elixir good?
It scores 89.0/100 with protection rated excellent for its SPF level. It is a lightweight elixir built on modern filters, best for those comfortable with SPF 20.
Does the Medical Beauty Age-protect SPF 20 Elixir leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and it is a chemical sunscreen, so it should stay close to invisible. The finish is dewy.
What SPF is it?
It is SPF 20, suited to lower daily exposure rather than long outdoor sessions.