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RoC Soleil Protect Fluide High Tolerance Comfort Fluid SPF 50

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RoC Soleil Protect Fluide High Tolerance Comfort Fluid SPF 50

84/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

RoC Soleil Protect Fluide High Tolerance Comfort Fluid SPF 50 is a chemical sunscreen on a hybrid filter blend including Octocrylene, avobenzone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine (Tinosorb S) and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Tinosorb M). It keeps white cast low, stays lightweight and wears with a balanced finish, sitting well under makeup with a low pore-clogging profile. The modern triazine filters are generally good for stable broad-spectrum coverage. With excellent protection and a strong score of 84.2/100, it is one of the better all-round picks in this set.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 96
  • +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
  • +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • +28.8 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
  • −11.6 UVB coverage saturated
  • −13.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

High 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Tinosorb M at #14
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Eye sting

Medium 56
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 73
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-8 Laurate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 6 2 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Copolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +10 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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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.

  • ✨ Vitamin C

Full ingredient list (34)

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 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 16 UV protection
    • ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  4. 4 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  5. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)

    • ↑ 7.6 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  7. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)

    • ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  8. 8 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  9. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  10. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  11. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

    • ↑ 7 film former
  12. 12 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  13. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  14. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  15. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. Botanical extract

  17. Botanical extract

  18. 18 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  19. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  20. 20 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  21. 21 Decyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  22. 22 Linseed Acid

    Supporting ingredient

  23. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  24. 24 PEG-8 Laurate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

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

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  26. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  27. 27 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  28. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

    • ↑ 3 film former
  29. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  30. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  31. Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  32. 32 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  33. 33 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  34. 34 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

Is RoC Soleil Protect Fluide any good?

Yes, it scores a strong 84.2/100 with excellent protection at SPF 50, making it one of the better all-round picks. It stays lightweight and sits well under makeup.

Does the RoC Soleil Protect Fluide High Tolerance Comfort Fluid SPF 50 leave a white cast?

No, white cast is kept low. As a chemical fluid it tends to disappear into skin with a balanced finish.

Is it mineral or chemical?

It is chemical, built on a hybrid blend including Octocrylene, avobenzone and modern Tinosorb S and Tinosorb M filters for stable broad-spectrum coverage.

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