Soltan Hydrating Sensitive Protect Facial Suncare Cream With Niacinamide SPF50+
84/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Soltan Hydrating Sensitive Protect Facial Suncare Cream with Niacinamide SPF50+ is a hybrid sunscreen with a wide modern filter set including ethylhexyl triazone-class filters and bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, plus avobenzone, for excellent protection. It wears dewy and lightweight with a low white cast. The low breakout trigger is generally friendly, and it works okay under makeup. Scoring 83.8/100, it is a strong hydrating face sunscreen aimed at sensitive skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #9, UV filter
- +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #11, UV filter
- −29.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −24.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −0.9 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, 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
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Tinosorb M at #6, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Tribehenin at #14, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #20, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #16, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 11 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (30)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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10 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.2 UV protection
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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14 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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23 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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26 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
Does Soltan Hydrating Sensitive Protect leave a white cast?
No, its white cast is low. As a hybrid cream with mostly modern filters, it generally wears clean with a dewy finish across skin tones.
Is the Soltan Hydrating Sensitive Protect Facial Suncare Cream With Niacinamide SPF50+ good for sensitive skin?
It is formulated for sensitive skin with niacinamide and a low breakout trigger, which is generally gentle. It wears dewy and lightweight, suiting drier or sensitive skin well.
Is this sunscreen any good?
It scores 83.8/100 with excellent protection, a strong result. The wide modern filter set and SPF50+ make it a robust hydrating face sunscreen.