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Polysianes Fluide Velouté Très Haute Protection Visage Spf 50

Polysianes SPF 50
Polysianes Fluide Velouté Très Haute Protection Visage Spf 50

86/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Polysianes Fluide Velouté Très Haute Protection Visage SPF 50 is a hybrid facial sunscreen built on a modern filter set including Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine for excellent protection. The fluid texture is lightweight with a balanced finish, low white cast, and no sting, and it works well under makeup. Pore-clogging risk is low. With a high score of 85.6 out of 100, it is a well-rounded high-protection face option.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 100
  • +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
  • +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #8, UV filter
  • +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • −15.5 UVB coverage saturated
  • −20.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • −1 UVA1 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • −10 Avobenzone at #10 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Medium 59
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −23 7 declared fragrance allergens
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White cast

Low 75
  • +100 Starting score
  • −25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting

Low 76
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
  • −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Tribehenin at #37, wax film
  • −1 Coconut Oil at #19, heavy oil
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Coconut Oil at #19, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne

Medium 73
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil)
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Behenate, Glyceryl Dibehenate)
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Fabric stains

Low 62
  • +100 Starting score
  • −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Silica)
  • ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Adipate, Isodecyl Neopentanoate)
  • → 10 2 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +2 1 water-locking waxes
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Full ingredient list (38)

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. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  3. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  5. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)

    • ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  8. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 19.2 UV protection
  9. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  10. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  12. 12 Decyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  13. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. 14 Benzoic Acid

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  15. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  16. 16 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  17. Supporting ingredient

  18. 18 Citronellol

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  19. 19 Coconut Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

    • ↑ 1 heavy oil
    • ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  20. 20 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  21. 21 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  22. Botanical extract

  23. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  24. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  25. 25 Hexyl Cinnamal

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  26. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  27. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  28. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  29. 29 Limonene

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  30. 30 Linalool

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  31. Botanical extract

  32. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  33. 33 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  34. 34 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  35. 35 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  36. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  37. 37 Tribehenin

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 wax film
    • ↑ 2 wax water lock
  38. 38 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

Does this Polysianes face fluid leave a white cast?

No, white cast is low. The lightweight fluid is built on modern hybrid filters designed to wear invisibly.

Is the Polysianes Fluide Velouté Très Haute Protection Visage Spf 50 good under makeup?

Yes, it is rated a good makeup base, with a balanced finish and no sting that layer well under foundation.

Is it any good overall?

It scores a high 85.6 out of 100 with excellent-rated protection, making it a well-rounded high-protection option for the face.

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