SVR Sun Secure Stick Mineral SPF 50
71/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
75
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- β1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- β50 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- β10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- β15 Pure mineral formula
- +30 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
- +10 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Zinc Oxide at #1
- β30 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- β6 Cera Alba at #10, wax film
- β12 Cetyl Palmitate at #6, wax film
- β5 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #8, butter/occlusive fat
- β10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
- β10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
- β12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
- +25 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 Glycine Soja Oil at #27, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
19
- +100 Starting score
- β32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- β47 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- β5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Lauroyl Lysine)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Glycerin at #26, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
- β 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine, Silica)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 4 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +11 2 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (30)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- light β 2 mild sebum absorbent
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 β nourishing light emollient
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 12 wax film
- β 24 feeds malassezia
- β 7 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 5 butter/occlusive fat
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 6 wax film
- β 4 wax water lock
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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18 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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20 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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21 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Plant oil, an emollient
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin