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ISDIN Eryfotona Ageless Versus La Roche-Posay Anthelios Tinted Mineral Light Fluid Sunscreen SPF 50

Sunscreen
Sunscreen
Spanish Brand Spain
French Brand France

Updated on April 02, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both sunscreens. They have a total of 9 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, oils or parabens

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances and silicones

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Eryfotona Ageless
Anthelios Tinted Mineral Light Fluid Sunscreen SPF 50

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Dicaprylyl Carbonate comes from carbonic acid and caprylyl alcohol, a fatty alcohol. It is an emollient and gives skin a velvet feel. The sources of Dicaprylyl Carbonate may be synthetic or from animals.

As an emollient, Dicaprylyl Carbonate creates a film on the skin. This film traps moisture in, keeping your skin soft and hydrated.

Abrasive, Absorbent

Silica is a mineral naturally found in our skin. It helps to thicken and smooth the texture of a product. It also acts as an agent for other ingredients by increasing the absorption of other ingredients into the skin.

Silica is often used for absorption and can help reduce shine when products are applied. Silica occurs in naturally in materials like clay and sandstone, and it can also be produced synthetically.

Silica is present naturally within the skin during collagen production and when reducing inflammation.

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Nylon-12 is a polymer. It is derived from 12-aminododecanoic acid, an omega-amino fatty acid

According to a manufacturer, it is a talc substitute. Like talc, nylon-12 gives products a satin feel. The manufacturer also claims this ingredients does not block pores and has moderate oil absorption.

This ingredient may not be reef-safe.

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Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

Dimethicone is a type of synthetic silicone created from natural materials such as quartz.

What it does:

Dimethicone comes in different viscosities:

Depending on the viscosity, dimethicone has different properties.

Ingredients lists don't always show which type is used, so we recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the viscosity.

This ingredient is unlikely to cause irritation because it does not get absorbed into skin. However, people with silicone allergies should be careful about using this ingredient.

Note: Dimethicone may contribute to pilling. This is because it is not oil or water soluble, so pilling may occur when layered with products. When mixed with heavy oils in a formula, the outcome is also quite greasy.

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Preservative

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

This ingredient is a combination of red, black, and yellow iron oxide pigments. This combination of colors is usually found in foundation, because it results in a "skin" color.

Disteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.

It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.

Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.

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Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

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When to use

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97% use in am
3% use in pm
89% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

ISDIN Eryfotona Ageless 39 ingredients

3.5 /5
from 2 ratings
Expensive (1) Strong Scent (1)
LadyoftheRedSensitiveSkin's avatar

Jen

6 months ago
Review

Face perfume with SPF. I know us old broads want to smell nice and get that SPF - but this just wasn’t’ my bag. I guess I’m just not ready for the face perfume industry

#expensive
#strong scent
joseluisalonzogonzalez's avatar

Luis Alonzo Gonzalez

3 months ago
Review

The best sunscreen i loved

La Roche-Posay Anthelios Tinted Mineral Light Fluid Sunscreen SPF 50 40 ingredients

2.4 /5
from 9 ratings
Expensive (4) Oily (4) Heavy (3)
lexsuslittle's avatar

Lexsus Little

3 months ago
Review

The SPF works and the bottle lasts a long time. But, It felt greasy and made my skin oily during the day. I felt disgusting. Also, I used the light tint and it wasn’t light enough for me. It reminded me every morning how pale I am and that was annoying lol.

#expensive
#heavy
#oily
#works well
isob3lla's avatar

isob3lla

1 month ago
Review

do NOT buy this if you’re pale. i know it’s marketed as the lightest option for their tinted sunscreen line but it literally came out of the bottle brown… i was really hoping it just appeared that way straight out of the bottle and that it would eventually settle/fade but nope, my face was so dark the entire day. i am incredibly disappointed considering the price :(

#expensive
#oily
#strong scent