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Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50 ingredients: is it worth it?
Mediocre sunscreen with incomplete UVA coverage, unstable chemical filters, and fragrance dragging it down—protects basics but fails elegance and brightening claims.
Mediocre sunscreen with incomplete UVA coverage, unstable chemical filters, and fragrance dragging it down—protects basics but fails elegance and brightening claims.
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Efficacy score of 3.9 reflects broad-spectrum SPF 50 from Octinoxate (UVB), Titanium Dioxide/Avobenzone/Benzophenone-4 (UVA/UVB), but penalized for photostable mineral-hybrid lacking Tinosorb/ideal ratios, low-position Nicotinamide/Tocopheryl Acetate (positions 17-21, trace <1%, ineffective for brightening), no proven stability for chemical filters, and fragrance compromising formulation integrity[1].
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DemythSkin rates Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50 3.6/5 for efficacy and 3.7/5 for safety.
CONTAINS COMMON SENSITISERS⌄
Fragrance components and essential oils that more often cause reactions in sensitive skin: Fragrance. Most people tolerate them; patch test if your skin reacts easily.
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS BY TIER
Gold Standards
High clinical proof | Skin-transformativeReliable
Proven resultsPotent
Developing evidenceOverhyped | Marketing
Hype | Limited dataDocumented Irritants
Evidence-backed flagFORMULATION BASE (13)⌄
FULL INGREDIENT LIST⌄
Aqua, Octinoxate, Titanium Dioxide, Aluminium Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Benzophenone-4, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propylene Glycol, Glycerol, Steareth-2, Acrylates Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Steareth-21, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Nicotinamide, Triethanolamine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Acrylates Copolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance[1]
WHAT EACH INGREDIENT DOES (22)⌄
- Aqua
- solvent
- Octinoxate
- UVB chemical sunscreen
- Titanium Dioxide
- UVA/UVB mineral sunscreen
- Aluminium Hydroxide
- emollient viscosity controller
- Stearic Acid
- emollient viscosity controller
- Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
- UVA chemical sunscreen
- Benzophenone-4
- UVA/UVB water-soluble sunscreen
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- emollient
- Propylene Glycol
- humectant solvent
- Glycerol
- humectant skin-identical
- Steareth-2
- emulsifier surfactant
- Acrylates Copolymer
- viscosity controller
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- emollient emulsifier
- Steareth-21
- emulsifier surfactant
- Phenoxyethanol
- preservative
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- preservative
- Nicotinamide
- brightening anti-acne active
- Triethanolamine
- pH buffering agent
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
- viscosity controller
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- antioxidant vitamin E derivative
- Disodium EDTA
- chelating agent
- Fragrance
- perfuming irritant
EXTERNAL CITATIONS
Nicotinamide: Proven brightening at 4-5% per INCIDecoder[1]
Octinoxate: UVB absorber, common but photolabile[1]
DISCLAIMER: THIS ANALYSIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. AI-GENERATED DATA BASED ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INGREDIENT LISTS. VERIFY WITH A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
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Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50: common questions
Is Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50 worth it?
Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50 scores 3.6 out of 5.0 for efficacy (Modest) and 3.7 out of 5.0 for safety (Mostly Gentle) on DemythSkin's independent ingredient analysis. Mediocre sunscreen with incomplete UVA coverage, unstable chemical filters, and fragrance dragging it down—protects basics but fails elegance and brightening claims.
What are the key active ingredients in Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50?
Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50 contains these gold-standard actives with strong clinical evidence: Titanium Dioxide.
Does Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50 contain fragrance or known irritants?
DemythSkin flags these ingredients in Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50 as documented irritants: Octinoxate, Benzophenone-4, Fragrance. This product does contain fragrance.
How is Fixderma Shadow Brightening Cream Sunscreen SPF 50 scored?
DemythSkin grades every product on two independent scores: efficacy (whether the ingredients have clinical evidence of working) and safety (irritation and sensitisation risk). Ingredients are graded S through D against a database of over 3,000 compounds. Brand and price are not part of the score, and no brand pays for one.
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