Pelladerma Photoblock Plus Sunscreen SPF 50+ With Anti-aging Effect
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Pelladerma Photoblock Plus SPF 50+ is a sunscreen with an anti-aging focus, combining the chemical filter avobenzone with titanium dioxide. It keeps white cast low with a balanced finish and stays lightweight, paired with a low sting rating. It is rated poor as a makeup base, while breakout risk is low. With good protection and a score of 67.4/100, it is a reasonable daily option that works best worn on its own.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −1.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
69
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −11 BHA at #14, on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
- −10 Propylparaben at #13, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Isopropyl Myristate at #3, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-22)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 3 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 6 High mineral load at #7 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 (14)
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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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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pH adjuster
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11 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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14 BHA
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
- ↓ 11 on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
Does Pelladerma Photoblock Plus leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally applies clear even though it includes titanium dioxide alongside avobenzone. The finish is balanced.
Does the Pelladerma Photoblock Plus Sunscreen SPF 50+ With Anti-aging Effect work under makeup?
It is rated poor as a makeup base, so it performs best worn on its own rather than layered under foundation.
Is Pelladerma Photoblock Plus SPF 50+ any good?
It scores 67.4/100, a fair result. Protection is rated good with low sting and low breakout risk, a reasonable daily option.