Xpertsun Urban Color SPF 50+
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Xpertsun Urban Color SPF 50+ is a tinted-style chemical sunscreen using Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene and Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight and shows no notable white cast, with low pore-clogging risk. The filter combination is old-school, and overall UV protection is rated weak in our system. With a 49.0/100 score, it sits at the lower end of the catalog and is best seen as a light cosmetic layer rather than primary sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
32
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #7, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
70
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Propylene Glycol Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #18, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Humectant polyols
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 4 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
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (19)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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16 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Xpertsun Urban Color SPF 50+ good protection?
Its UV protection is rated weak in our system, and it earns a 49.0/100 score. It is best treated as a light cosmetic layer rather than your main sun defense.
Does the Xpertsun Urban Color SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
No, it shows no notable white cast. White cast is rated low, even with the Titanium Dioxide in the blend.
Is this sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, using Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene, with a small amount of Titanium Dioxide. The filter set is old-school.