Ultra Violette Extreme Screen Hydrating Body & Hand Skinscreen Spf 50+
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Ultra Violette Extreme Screen Hydrating Body & Hand Skinscreen SPF 50+ is a chemical sunscreen for body and hands using octocrylene, homosalate, and avobenzone with a little titanium dioxide. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and reads low on breakout risk. The filter lineup is older-generation, which weighs on the rating. With good protection and a score of 61.9/100, it is a serviceable everyday body sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
66
- +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #21, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- −4.4 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #21
- +3 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Medium
31
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #21
- −12 Cera Alba at #6, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Palmitate at #7, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −47 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Ceteareth-20, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #26, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #21, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +17 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (26)
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 (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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 (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 (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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11 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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14 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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24 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is this Ultra Violette body sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is primarily chemical, using octocrylene, homosalate, and avobenzone with a little titanium dioxide. The filter lineup is older-generation.
Does the Ultra Violette Extreme Screen Hydrating Body & Hand Skinscreen Spf 50+ leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and it wears lightweight with a balanced finish, so it generally applies without a noticeable film on body and hands.
Is it good?
It scores 61.9/100 with good protection. It is a serviceable everyday body sunscreen, though the older filters hold the rating back.