Skin Logic Sunstick SPF 50
83/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Skin Logic Sunstick SPF 50 is a hybrid stick sunscreen built on modern filters, including Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate. It leaves a dewy finish with a low white cast, feels lightweight, and is low on the pore-clogging scale, while working okay under makeup. With excellent rated protection and a strong score of 83.3 out of 100, it is a convenient high-SPF stick for on-the-go reapplication.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
91
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #7, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- −19 UVB coverage saturated
- −1.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Homosalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Cera Alba at #1, wax film
- −15 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #2, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Canola Oil)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #4, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 8 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Canola Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Canola Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 14 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +10 1 water-locking waxes
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 E
Full ingredient list (13)
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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 15 butter/occlusive fat
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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11 Canola Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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13 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Is Skin Logic Sunstick good?
Yes, it scores 83.3 out of 100 with excellent rated protection, a strong high-SPF stick. It uses modern filters in a hybrid formula.
Does the Skin Logic Sunstick SPF 50 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast, with a dewy, lightweight finish.
Is it good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It is generally suitable, being low on the pore-clogging scale, though the finish is dewy rather than matte.