Skinstitut Age Defence SPF 50+
84/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #5, UV filter
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #6, UV filter
- −53.3 UVB coverage saturated
- −19 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −11 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −25 Tinosorb M, 6% declared, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #6, 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 (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (26)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 25 6% declared, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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7 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Fragrance
Fragrance
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13 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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25 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream