Acnaway Mugwort Daily Sunscreen
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Acnaway Mugwort Daily Sunscreen is a chemical sunscreen using an older-generation pairing of avobenzone and octocrylene. It commonly wears lightweight with a balanced finish and a low white-cast risk, and it is generally low in pore-clogging concern, which suits its acne-aware positioning. It is comfortable for sensitive users and works okay as a makeup base. Scoring around 67 with moderate protection, it is a reasonable daily pick, though its SPF rating is not listed.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
37
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #9, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −3 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
70
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, PEG-20 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #9, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 6 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Centella asiatica
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 6 → nourishing humectant
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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13 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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16 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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17 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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18 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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23 Farnesol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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33 Tea Tree Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
Is the Acnaway Mugwort Daily Sunscreen good for acne-prone skin?
It is positioned for acne-aware use and is low in pore-clogging concern. It commonly wears lightweight with a balanced finish, making it generally agreeable for breakout-prone skin.
Is the Acnaway Mugwort Daily Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is chemical. It uses an older-generation pairing of avobenzone and octocrylene.
What SPF is it?
The SPF rating is not listed for this product. Its protection is rated moderate in the catalog.