skymedic Fotoskinox Cream SPF 50+ Color
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Skymedic Fotoskinox Cream SPF 50+ Color is a tinted chemical sunscreen on older filters plus Titanium Dioxide. The tint keeps white cast low and the finish is balanced, though it may sting somewhat. Breakout risk is low and it sits okay under makeup. With a score of 60.3/100 and good protection, the dated filter base keeps it middling despite the convenient tinted cover.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #7, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #12, UV filter
- −24 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #12, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −13 4 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #50
- +26 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #35, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Propylene Glycol Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #12, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #48, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +25 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #23, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (51)
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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Supporting ingredient
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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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
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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9 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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22 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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27 Trideceth-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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29 Malic Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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32 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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33 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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34 Mg Stearate+
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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42 Fragrance
Fragrance
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43 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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44 D-Limonene
Supporting ingredient
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45 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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48 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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49 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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51 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does the skymedic Fotoskinox Cream SPF 50+ Color leave a white cast?
White cast is low, since the tint blends into the skin and provides some color cover. The finish is balanced.
Is the skymedic Fotoskinox Cream SPF 50+ Color mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, using older filters with some Titanium Dioxide, so it is not a pure mineral sunscreen.
Is it good?
It scores 60.3/100 with good protection. The tinted cover is handy, but the dated filter base keeps it middling.