SunSense Daily Face Spf 50+
58/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
SunSense Daily Face SPF 50+ is a hybrid sunscreen mixing avobenzone, benzophenone-3, ethylhexyl triazone and titanium dioxide for broad-spectrum SPF 50 coverage. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and very low white cast, with low pore-clogging risk that generally suits acne-prone skin and a passable makeup base, though it may sting somewhat near the eyes. Its older-style benzophenone-3 content weighs on the formula, and with good protection but a lower overall score it is a serviceable daily face sunscreen rather than a top performer.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
57
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #2, UV filter
- +22 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #3, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −15.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −14.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.72 Avobenzone without a photostabilizer
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
9
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −18 Propylparaben at #7, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Sensitizing preservatives (Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- +17.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Oxybenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-4 Laurate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #2, yellow stains on white cotton
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #19, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +20 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #18, the anchor humectant
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (27)
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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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 (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
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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 ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 18 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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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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11 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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12 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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16 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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18 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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19 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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20 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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25 PVP
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is SunSense Daily Face SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, blending the chemical filters avobenzone, benzophenone-3 and ethylhexyl triazone with mineral titanium dioxide for broad-spectrum SPF 50+.
Does the SunSense Daily Face Spf 50+ leave a white cast?
No, it has very low white cast and a balanced, lightweight finish suited to daily face wear.
Is it any good?
It offers good protection and low pore-clogging risk, but its score is on the lower side, partly because of the older benzophenone-3 filter. It is a serviceable daily face sunscreen rather than a top performer.