Taavi SPF 50 Sunscreen
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Taavi SPF 50 Sunscreen is an older-generation chemical formula combining Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane with zinc oxide. It keeps white cast low, feels lightweight with a balanced finish, does not commonly sting, and is low on pore-clogging. Protection is good and it layers okay under makeup. With a score of 71.7 out of 100, it is generally a decent everyday sunscreen, though its filter set is on the dated side.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- ×0.72 Avobenzone without a photostabilizer
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #12
- +1.2 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #12
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #26, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
36
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Isostearate, Sucrose Cocoate, Ceteareth-20)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #12, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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 (31)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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31 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does Taavi SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so most users should not notice visible residue despite the small amount of zinc oxide in the formula. It blends with a balanced finish.
Is the Taavi SPF 50 Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, using older-generation filters like Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, with zinc oxide added.
Is Taavi SPF 50 Sunscreen good?
It scores 71.7 out of 100. Protection is good and it feels lightweight, but its filter set is on the dated side, so it is a decent rather than standout daily option.