PHYTORELAX LABORATORIES Anti-Aging Day Cream Spf 10
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
PHYTORELAX LABORATORIES Anti-Aging Day Cream is a pure mineral day cream with SPF 10 based on Titanium Dioxide. It commonly leaves some visible white cast with a balanced finish, and is generally lightweight and non-stinging. It is reported to be low on the pore-clogging scale. With a score of 49.0/100 and only weak protection at SPF 10, it is best viewed as a lightly protective moisturizer rather than a real sun sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
19
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +3.1 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
- +10.5 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
- +3.2 Volatile hydrocarbon at #6, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 6 High mineral load at #5 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 →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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (36)
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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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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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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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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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18 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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21 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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30 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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31 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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33 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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34 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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35 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is the PHYTORELAX Anti-Aging Day Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral formula. Its only UV filter is Titanium Dioxide.
Does the PHYTORELAX LABORATORIES Anti-Aging Day Cream Spf 10 leave a white cast?
It commonly leaves some visible white cast, which is typical of mineral Titanium Dioxide formulas. The finish is balanced and the cream is generally lightweight.
Is SPF 10 enough sun protection?
SPF 10 offers only weak protection, and this product scores 49.0/100. It is best seen as a lightly protective day cream rather than a true sunscreen.