Oriflame Optimals Multi-protection UV Day Shield SPF 50
85/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
About this sunscreen
Oriflame Optimals Multi-protection UV Day Shield is an SPF 50 facial sunscreen built on a hybrid filter blend, including modern UVA filters like Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate. It wears with a matte finish, stays lightweight, and shows low white cast, so it sits comfortably under makeup. It is also rated as gentle on the eyes and low for pore-clogging, making it generally suitable for oily and acne-prone skin. With excellent rated protection and a strong score of 84.6/100, it is a well-rounded daily face option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Excellent
100
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #12, UV filter
- −32 UVB coverage saturated
- −13.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −4.2 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
☢️
Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
🤧
Allergens
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (Imidazolidinyl Urea)
🔥
Eye sting
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
🍄
Fungal acne
Medium
65
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Sucrose Dilaurate)
👕
Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
💧
Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
✨
Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
💄
Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
🌊
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 E
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.
-
1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
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
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
-
Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
-
pH adjuster
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
-
Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
-
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
-
21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
27 Fragrance
Fragrance
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
33 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Botanical extract
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
41 Maris Aqua
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Botanical extract
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
45 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does Oriflame Optimals UV Day Shield SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast. As a hybrid chemical sunscreen with a matte finish, it tends to disappear into skin and sits well under makeup.
Is the Oriflame Optimals Multi-protection UV Day Shield SPF 50 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It generally suits oily and combination skin. It has a matte finish and is rated low for pore-clogging, which is commonly friendly to breakout-prone skin.
Is this sunscreen any good?
It scores 84.6/100, which is strong. With excellent rated protection, a matte feel, and a makeup-friendly base, it is a well-rounded daily face option.