Synchroline Sunwards Face Spf 50+
96/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Synchroline Sunwards Face SPF 50+ is a chemical facial sunscreen built on a fully modern filter set including Tris-Biphenyl Triazine, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast and stinging low. With excellent protection and a top score of 95.5/100, it is the highest-rated pick in this group and works well under makeup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +24 Tris-Biphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter
- β27.2 UVB coverage saturated
- β23 UVA2 coverage saturated
- β4.2 UVA1 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- β6 Tinosorb M at #8
- β4 Tinosorb A2B at #12 (particulate filter)
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Fungal acne
Safe
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1 Glycerin at #17, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (C20-22 Alcohols)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (29)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 1 β 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
- β 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 17.6 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb A2B), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 24 UV protection
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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15 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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17 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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29 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Synchroline Sunwards Face SPF 50+ good?
Yes, it scores 95.5/100 with excellent protection, the highest rating in its group. It is a top-tier facial sunscreen.
Is the Synchroline Sunwards Face Spf 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen built on a fully modern filter set including Tris-Biphenyl Triazine and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Does it work under makeup?
It rates good as a makeup base, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low, so it is generally a comfortable primer-like base for makeup.