Peter Thomas Roth Max Matte Shine Control Sunscreen SPF 45
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Peter Thomas Roth Max Matte Shine Control is a chemical SPF 45 sunscreen using Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene. Despite the matte name, it wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and shows low white cast, with a low breakout-trigger reading that suits most skin. Protection is rated good and it can be worn under makeup. At a score of 68.5, it is a solid daily pick for people wanting shine control without a heavy feel.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 45)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #20, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- β23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil)
- β32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Ceteareth-25)
- β4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Behenic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 1 Glycerin at #39, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #24, hyaluronic family
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 3 2 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil)
- β 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
- β 4 2 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (49)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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6 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 7 film former
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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17 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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34 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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35 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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38 Ceteareth-25
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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39 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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40 Behenic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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41 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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42 Ceramide NS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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43 Ceramide EOS
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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44 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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45 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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48 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does the Peter Thomas Roth Max Matte Shine Control Sunscreen SPF 45 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. It is a chemical SPF 45 with Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene, so it blends in clear on most skin tones.
Is the Peter Thomas Roth Max Matte Shine Control Sunscreen SPF 45 good for oily skin?
It is a reasonable fit. It wears with a balanced finish and a low breakout-trigger reading, and it is positioned for shine control, which oilier skin types often look for.
Is it good?
It scores 68.5 out of 100 with good protection, making it a solid daily pick for shine control without a heavy feel.