Zydus Eva Screene Stick Sunstick SPF 50+ Pa++++
81/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Zydus Eva Screene Stick is an SPF 50+ PA++++ sunscreen stick built on a broad chemical filter set including octinoxate, Tinosorb S and Uvinul A Plus. The stick format is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and it works well under makeup. It is gentle, low on stinging and low on pore-clogging. Excellent protection and a high overall score make it a convenient, reliable pick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
89
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +11.2 Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate at #8, UV filter
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #15, UV filter
- −42.9 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Essential oils (Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, …)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #14, butter/occlusive fat
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Fabric stains
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #10, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (27)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Amiloxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
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Supporting ingredient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Supporting ingredient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
Is the Zydus Eva Screene Stick good?
It scores well in our ratings. Protection is excellent at SPF 50+ PA++++, and the stick format is convenient and lightweight.
Is the Zydus Eva Screene Stick Sunstick SPF 50+ Pa++++ mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, built on a broad filter set including octinoxate, Tinosorb S and Uvinul A Plus.
Does it leave a white cast or work under makeup?
White cast is low and it works well under makeup, with a balanced finish. It is gentle and low on pore-clogging.