Melanox Premium Face Uv Protector Spf 30 Pa++
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Melanox Premium Face UV Protector is an SPF 30 PA++ face sunscreen with a hybrid filter system that mixes chemical filters with Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide for excellent broad-spectrum coverage. The balanced finish leans a bit heavier on skin but keeps a low white cast and does not sting the eyes. Pore-clogging risk reads as low and it sits acceptably under makeup. Scoring 66/100 with excellent protection, it is a serviceable everyday face option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
89
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +11.4 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #7, UV filter
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #12, UV filter
- +21.6 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +13.2)
- −39.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
7
- +100 Starting score
- −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Sensitizing preservatives (Methylisothiazolinone, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
- −4 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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White cast
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #11
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- +36 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +2.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #11
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
72
- +100 Starting score
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-40 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #13, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #21, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 C
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (33)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (4-MBC)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 21.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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18 PEG-90M
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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20 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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26 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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27 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does Melanox Premium Face UV Protector leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. Despite containing Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide, it is a hybrid formula tuned to blend in without obvious whiteness.
Is the Melanox Premium Face Uv Protector Spf 30 Pa++ a chemical or mineral sunscreen?
It is hybrid, mixing chemical filters with Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide for excellent broad-spectrum protection at SPF 30 PA++.
Is it good under makeup?
It works acceptably under makeup with a balanced finish, though it sits a bit heavier on skin. Pore-clogging risk reads as low. The overall score is 66/100.