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La Roche-Posay Anthelios Clear Skin Dry Touch Face Sunscreen SPF 60
La Roche-Posay

Anthelios Clear Skin Dry Touch Face Sunscreen SPF 60

SPF 60
Our score 83.0 / 100

Fragrance-free; octocrylene adds allergy potential, while fatty alcohols are not ethanol. Powders and polymers support a dry feel; wear is inferred, with no specific health harm established.

Invisible No white cast — chemical/hybrid filters that straight-up disappear on skin. Sensitive & baby fragrance-free, low-irritant, baby-safe gentle formulas. United States
03 The facts, at a glance
Protection
Filter type Mineral filters (zinc oxide, titanium dioxide) sit on skin and reflect UV. Chemical filters absorb UV. Hybrid runs both.
Chemical
Broad spectrum Covers both UVA and UVB. UVA drives aging and deeper damage; UVB gives you burns.
Yes
Formulation & feel
Texture How it feels going on — milk, gel, cream, spray, stick, essence, lotion, powder, or cushion.
Cream
Finish How it looks once dry: matte, natural, dewy, or glowy.
Natural
Tinted Adds sheer pigment (iron oxides) that masks the white cast common to mineral filters and gives a skin-tone finish.
No
fragrance-free No synthetic perfume added. Not FDA-defined in the US; the EU requires 'Parfum' + the 26 named allergens on the label. 'Unscented' is different — it can hide masking fragrance. Botanical oils still scent.
Yes
Alcohol-free No drying short-chain alcohols (alcohol denat., SD alcohol, ethanol). Doesn't mean fatty alcohols like cetyl or stearyl — those are emollients.
Yes
Where to buy it
Ulta US In stock
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83.0
Composite score · independent
Ranks #1103 of 1759 in the current catalogue. Fragrance-free; octocrylene adds allergy potential, while fatty alcohols are not ethanol. Powders and polymers support a dry feel; wear is inferred, with no specific health harm established.
Composite is a weighted blend: UV 25% · Modernity 10% · Sensitivity 15% · Environment 10% · Elegance 15% · Health 25%. That's the recipe.
The score breakdown
UV protection How hard it blocks UVA + UVB across the spectrum at the stated SPF/PA. 86
Filter modernity Dings legacy filters (octinoxate, oxybenzone); rewards photostable next-gen ones. 50
Sensitivity safety Risk for reactive skin — fragrance, alcohol, and known sensitisers. 85
Reef / env. safety Reef toxicity plus how biodegradable the UV filters and surfactants are. 85
Cosmetic elegance Spread, finish, white-cast, and how it actually feels on skin. 85
Health safety Endocrine concerns and systemic absorption signals across the whole formula. 90
02 Composition · key UV filters 4 filters resolved
UVA-I 340–400nm UVA-I (340–400nm) — covered UVA-II 320–340nm UVA-II (320–340nm) — covered UVB 290–320nm UVB (290–320nm) — covered
Avobenzone Legacy Older organic filter. Photostable in combination; some literature concerns.
Homosalate Legacy Older organic filter. Photostable in combination; some literature concerns.
Octisalate Legacy Older organic filter. Photostable in combination; some literature concerns.
Octocrylene Legacy Older organic filter. Photostable in combination; some literature concerns.
04 Full ingredient list (INCI) 33 ingredients
MODERN FILTER 0 LEGACY FILTER 5 MINERAL FILTER 0 ADDED FRAGRANCE 0 NATURAL FRAGRANCE 0 ALCOHOL 0 WATCH 0 ACTIVE 1
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane Avobenzone — UVA filter, needs stabilisation. · Homosalate Homosalate — legacy UVB filter; endocrine literature. · Ethylhexyl Salicylate Octisalate — older filter; well-tolerated. · Octocrylene Octocrylene — degrades to benzophenone over time. ·Water·Silica·Dicaprylyl Carbonate·Styrene Acrylates Copolymer· Butyloctyl Salicylate Salicylate-class booster; supports avobenzone. ·Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer·Nylon-12·PEG-100 Stearate·Glyceryl Stearate·Perlite·Beeswax·Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate·Phenoxyethanol·PEG-8 Laurate·Behenyl Alcohol·Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate·Chlorphenesin·P-anisic Acid·Xanthan Gum· Tocopherol Vitamin E — antioxidant. ·Disodium EDTA·Arachidyl Alcohol·Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate·Propylene Glycol·Cassia Alata Leaf Extract·Maltodextrin·Stearyl Alcohol·T-butyl Alcohol·Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Source: brand-published INCI. Last verified 2026. Show in detail
01 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane LEGACY FILTER Avobenzone — UVA filter, needs stabilisation.
02 Homosalate LEGACY FILTER Homosalate — legacy UVB filter; endocrine literature.
03 Ethylhexyl Salicylate LEGACY FILTER Octisalate — older filter; well-tolerated.
04 Octocrylene LEGACY FILTER Octocrylene — degrades to benzophenone over time.
05 Water Water
06 Silica Silica
07 Dicaprylyl Carbonate Dicaprylyl Carbonate
08 Styrene Acrylates Copolymer Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
09 Butyloctyl Salicylate LEGACY FILTER Salicylate-class booster; supports avobenzone.
10 Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer
11 Nylon-12 Nylon-12
12 PEG-100 Stearate PEG-100 Stearate
13 Glyceryl Stearate Glyceryl Stearate
14 Perlite Perlite
15 Beeswax Beeswax
16 Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
17 Phenoxyethanol Phenoxyethanol
18 PEG-8 Laurate PEG-8 Laurate
19 Behenyl Alcohol Behenyl Alcohol
20 Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
21 Chlorphenesin Chlorphenesin
22 P-anisic Acid p-Anisic Acid
23 Xanthan Gum Xanthan Gum
24 Tocopherol ACTIVE Vitamin E — antioxidant.
25 Disodium EDTA Disodium EDTA
26 Arachidyl Alcohol Arachidyl Alcohol
27 Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate (Oxynex ST)
28 Propylene Glycol Propylene Glycol
29 Cassia Alata Leaf Extract Candle Bush Leaf Extract
30 Maltodextrin Maltodextrin
31 Stearyl Alcohol Stearyl Alcohol
32 T-butyl Alcohol t-Butyl Alcohol
33 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride