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Q+A Peptide SPF 50 Anti-ageing Daily Sunscreen

Q+A SPF 50
Q+A Peptide SPF 50 Anti-ageing Daily Sunscreen

86/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 83
  • +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • +6.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #22, UV filter
  • +14.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #23, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • −5.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 69
  • +100 Starting score
  • −35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
  • +3.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Heavy feel

Low 79
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
  • −5 Stearic Acid at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 72
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
  • −10 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 75
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #7, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  • −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 1 Glycerin at #26, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
  • → 2 Humectant polyols
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
  • → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • → 7 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
  • ← 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.

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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.

  • ✨ Allantoin

Full ingredient list (37)

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. 2 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 4 → nourishing light emollient
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  5. 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
  6. 6 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
    • ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)

    • ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  8. 8 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  9. Botanical extract

  10. Botanical extract

  11. 11 Tripeptide-29

    Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  12. 12 Betaine

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant
  13. 13 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  14. 14 Arginine

    pH adjuster

  15. Botanical extract

  16. Botanical extract

  17. Botanical extract

  18. 18 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. Botanical extract

  20. Botanical extract

  21. Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  22. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 6.6 UV protection
  23. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  24. 24 Levulinic Acid

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  25. 25 Sodium Levulinate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. 26 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  27. 27 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  28. 28 Carbomer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  29. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  30. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  31. Plant oil, an emollient

  32. 32 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  33. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  34. Botanical extract

  35. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  36. 36 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  37. 37 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

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