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medipharma Medipharma Hyaluron PharmaLift Day Cream SPF 50

medipharma SPF 50
medipharma Medipharma Hyaluron PharmaLift Day Cream SPF 50

90/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 95
  • +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
  • +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
  • +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #8, UV filter
  • +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #12, UV filter
  • −11.6 UVB coverage saturated
  • −9.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Ensulizole at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 95
  • +100 Starting score
  • −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 68
  • +100 Starting score
  • −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Sucrose Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #2, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
  • → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
  • → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Caprylyl Methicone)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

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Full ingredient list (31)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  3. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  4. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
    • 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  5. 5 Triolein

    Supporting ingredient

  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 → nourishing light emollient
  8. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 11.2 UV protection
    • ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
  9. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  10. 10 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 19.2 UV protection
  13. 13 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  14. 14 Pullulan

    Supporting ingredient

  15. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  16. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  17. Supporting ingredient

  18. 18 Zinc Gluconate

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  19. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  20. 20 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  21. 21 Dimethiconol

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  22. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  23. 23 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  24. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  25. 25 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  26. 26 Phenylpropanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  27. 27 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  28. 28 Sodium Sulfate

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  29. 29 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  30. 30 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  31. 31 FD&C Red 40

    Colorant or pigment

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