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
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.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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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
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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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
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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14 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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18 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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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
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Botanical extract
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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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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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33 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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pH adjuster
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35 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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37 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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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.