Youth To The People Youthscreen Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 60
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Youth To The People Youthscreen SPF 60 is a chemical sunscreen on an older-school base of Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It wears to a balanced finish with a low white cast, a lightweight feel, and no notable eye stinging. The low breakout-trigger reading suggests it is generally agreeable for blemish-prone skin. With a 64.4/100 score and a moderate protection rating, it sits mid-pack despite the high labeled SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
41
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 60)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, 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
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #24, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Sodium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (C12-22 Alkyl Acrylate/Hydroxyethylacrylate Copolymer)
- ← 7 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 →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (41)
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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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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26 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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34 Alfalfa
Supporting ingredient
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35 Dextrin
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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37 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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41 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Is Youth To The People Youthscreen SPF 60 good?
It scores 64.4/100 with a moderate protection rating, so it sits mid-pack despite the high labeled SPF. It is serviceable but not a standout.
Does the Youth To The People Youthscreen Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 60 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and finishes balanced, so it generally wears without a visible film.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen on older-school filters: Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.