Nuxe Paris Melting Sun Cream SPF 50+
90/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nuxe Paris Melting Sun Cream SPF 50+ is a chemical sunscreen on a modern filter trio of Uvinul A Plus, Tinosorb S and Ethylhexyl Triazone. It has a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast, works well as a makeup base, and is generally non-stinging and low on pore-clogging concerns. With excellent protection and a high 90.3 score, it is one of the top performers in this group for daily face and body use.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
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- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- −6 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −9 5 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glycol Palmitate, Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #33, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine, Talc)
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Inositol)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc, Lauroyl Lysine)
- ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Diisopropyl Sebacate)
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis 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 (Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (45)
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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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
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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11 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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21 Arginine
pH adjuster
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22 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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24 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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25 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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30 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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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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Botanical extract
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36 Inositol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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42 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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43 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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44 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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45 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does Nuxe Paris Melting Sun Cream leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It has a balanced, lightweight finish and works well as a makeup base.
Is the Nuxe Paris Melting Sun Cream SPF 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, on a modern filter trio of Uvinul A Plus, Tinosorb S and Ethylhexyl Triazone.
Is Nuxe Paris Melting Sun Cream SPF 50+ good?
Yes. It scores 90.3 out of 100 with excellent protection, one of the top performers in its group for daily face and body use.