REPLENIX Ultra Sheer Sunscreen Spf 50+
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
REPLENIX Ultra Sheer is a chemical SPF 50+ sunscreen built on Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Benzophenone-3, and Avobenzone. It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, with a low breakout-trigger reading that suits most skin types. Protection is rated moderate and the formula works acceptably under makeup. With a score of 59.6, it is a serviceable sheer daily option rather than a standout.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- β4 UVB coverage saturated
- β2.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
7
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #22, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- β6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Oxybenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- β14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteth-20 Phosphate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β20 Oxybenzone at #3, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate makeup base β
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare 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 C
Full ingredient list (25)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 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 (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 22 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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7 Biotin
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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19 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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20 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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21 Resveratrol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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23 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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25 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is the REPLENIX Ultra Sheer Sunscreen Spf 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Benzophenone-3, and Avobenzone.
Does the REPLENIX Ultra Sheer Sunscreen Spf 50+ leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. The sheer formula has a balanced, lightweight finish that generally disappears on most skin tones.
Is it good?
It scores 59.6 out of 100 with moderate protection, making it a serviceable sheer daily option rather than a standout.