NON SUN SPF 50 Extreme Block
81/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
NON SUN SPF 50 Extreme Block is a hybrid sunscreen combining modern Tinosorb S with Avobenzone, Octocrylene, Homosalate, salicylate, and Titanium Dioxide. It wears lightweight with a matte finish, keeps white cast low, and is gentle with low sting and low pore-clogging risk. It works well under makeup. Protection rates as excellent and the overall score of 81 makes it a strong high-SPF everyday option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
91
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #8, UV filter
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #10, UV filter
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- +7.2 Homosalate at #18, UV filter
- +4.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #25, UV filter
- −23 UVB coverage saturated
- −14.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #18 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #14
- +0.4 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Homosalate at #18, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #25, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #8, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #14, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 9.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Hydrated Silica, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #22, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 10 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Silica, Hydrated Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 2 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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12 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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18 Homosalate
Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 7.2 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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20 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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22 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.2 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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33 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Is NON SUN SPF 50 Extreme Block mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, combining modern Tinosorb S with Avobenzone, Octocrylene, Homosalate, salicylate, and Titanium Dioxide. It is rated SPF 50.
Is the NON SUN SPF 50 Extreme Block good for oily skin and makeup?
It wears with a matte finish and a lightweight feel, with low pore-clogging risk, so it generally suits oily skin. It also works well under makeup.
Is this sunscreen good?
Its overall score is 81 out of 100 with excellent protection, making it a strong high-SPF everyday option. White cast is also low.