My Dermatician Helios Stix SPF 30
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
My Dermatician Helios Stix SPF 30 is a pure-mineral stick sunscreen using Zinc Oxide, convenient for targeted reapplication. As a mineral formula it has a medium chance of visible white cast and a dewy finish, with a low sting risk and low pore-clogging, but it is a poor base under makeup and feels medium-weight on skin. With moderate protection at SPF 30 and a score of 64.8/100, it works best as a top-up stick rather than a primary face SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −42 Zinc Oxide, 18% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (18% total declared)
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Heavy feel
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Zinc Oxide, 18% declared
- −10 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #5, butter/occlusive fat
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
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Comedogenic
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #5, comedogenic oil/butter
- −15 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #2, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #4, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 14 3 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 20 3 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 10 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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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 (5)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 42 18% declared
- ↑ 30 18% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 15 moderate comedogenic signal
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
Is the My Dermatician Helios Stix SPF 30?
Yes, it is a pure-mineral stick using Zinc Oxide, convenient for targeted reapplication through the day.
Will the My Dermatician Helios Stix SPF 30 leave a white cast?
There is a medium chance of a white cast, typical of a Zinc Oxide stick. The finish is dewy and it feels medium-weight on skin.
Is it good overall?
It scores 64.8/100 with moderate SPF 30 protection, so it works best as a top-up stick rather than your primary face sunscreen. It is also a poor base under makeup.