Acure Radically Rejuvenating SPF Day Cream
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Acure Radically Rejuvenating SPF Day Cream is a pure mineral moisturizer using Zinc Oxide as its UV filter. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and does not commonly sting, with low pore-clogging concerns. Being all-zinc, it can leave a slight visible cast and works okay under makeup. At 71.1/100 with moderate protection, it is a reasonable daytime moisturizer with SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
41
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
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White cast
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- β42 Zinc Oxide, 15.5% declared
- β15 Pure mineral formula (15.5% total declared)
- +5.7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Zinc Oxide, 15.5% declared
- β2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #16, butter/occlusive fat
- β1 Coconut Oil at #17, heavy oil
- +5 Volatile hydrocarbon at #4, flashes off
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Comedogenic
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Coconut Oil at #17, comedogenic oil/butter
- β1 Glycine Soja Oil at #18, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
11
- +100 Starting score
- β18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- β45 5 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Coconut Oil)
- β24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #22, hyaluronic family
- β 3 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium PCA)
- β 8 5 emollient lipids (Squalane, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, β¦)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 10 5 emollient lipids (Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Coconut Oil, β¦)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- β 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Aloe vera
- β¨ Panthenol (B5)
- β¨ Vitamin E
- β¨ Niacinamide
- β¨ Vitamin C
- β¨ Ferulic acid
Full ingredient list (36)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 42 15.5% declared
- β 30 15.5% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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6 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 18 feeds malassezia
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10 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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11 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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12 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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15 Ferulic Acid
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- β 1 heavy oil
- β 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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21 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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23 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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24 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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26 Pullulan
Supporting ingredient
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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34 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is Acure Radically Rejuvenating SPF Day Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral moisturizer using Zinc Oxide as its UV filter.
Does the Acure Radically Rejuvenating SPF Day Cream leave a white cast?
As an all-zinc formula it can leave a slight visible cast. It has a balanced, lightweight finish and works okay under makeup.
Is it good?
It scores 71.1/100 with moderate protection. It does not commonly sting and is low on pore-clogging concerns, a reasonable daytime moisturizer with SPF.