sunscreen SPF 50 Saipo
91/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
This SPF 50 sunscreen by Saipo uses a broad mineral and modern hybrid filter mix, including Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Titanium Dioxide. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, keeps white cast low, and has low pore-clogging potential. With excellent rated protection and a strong 90.9/100 score, it is one of the better picks in this group for broad, modern sun coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #10, UV filter
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- −39.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −24.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −7.8 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −6 Tinosorb M at #12
- +2.9 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #8, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Boron Nitride)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Boron Nitride)
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Sebacate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 6 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation
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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 (46)
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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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13 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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20 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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21 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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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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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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31 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Colorant or pigment
Is the sunscreen SPF 50 Saipo 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral and modern hybrid. It blends Titanium Dioxide with modern chemical filters like Ethylhexyl Triazone and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Does the sunscreen SPF 50 Saipo leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low. The formula wears lightweight with a balanced finish, so it generally blends without an obvious cast.
Is it good?
It scores a strong 90.9/100 with excellent rated protection. That puts it among the better broad-spectrum picks in its group.