OxygenCeuticals TP Sun Cream
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
OxygenCeuticals TP Sun Cream is a chemical sunscreen using older filters octinoxate and 4-methylbenzylidene camphor alongside titanium dioxide. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, keeps white cast low and carries a low sting risk, and it sits okay under makeup. Breakout risk is generally low. Its protection rates as weak and it scores 49.0/100, so it is a basic option held back by its older filter set.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +11.4 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #5, UV filter
- −12.6 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Low
7
- +100 Starting score
- −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −4 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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White cast
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- +2.4 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −2 Cera Alba at #13, wax film
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #24, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
22
- +100 Starting score
- −42 3 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Trideceth-6, Laureth-23)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #19, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 6 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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 (46)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Legacy UV filter (4-MBC)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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13 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Oxygen
Supporting ingredient
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17 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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20 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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28 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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34 Trideceth-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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35 Laureth-23
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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44 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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46 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is OxygenCeuticals TP Sun Cream a good sunscreen?
It scores 49.0/100 with protection rated weak. Its older filter set holds it back, so it is a basic rather than high-protection option.
Is the OxygenCeuticals TP Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using older filters octinoxate and 4-methylbenzylidene camphor alongside titanium dioxide.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. The cream has a balanced finish, stays lightweight and carries a low sting risk.