Ahava Extreme Lotion Daily Firmness & Protection Broad Spectrum SPF 30
65/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
57
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #8, UV filter
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #24, UV filter
- −2.8 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #24, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 6 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #24, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #38, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
High
29
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Lecithin)
- −36 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate, Ceteth-20)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #24, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Boron Nitride)
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Boron Nitride, Silica)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Caprylyl Methicone)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.
- ✨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (56)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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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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13 Maris Aqua
Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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16 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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18 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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20 Folic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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29 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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31 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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32 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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36 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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39 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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41 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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42 Pullulan
Supporting ingredient
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43 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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44 Fragrance
Fragrance
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45 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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46 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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49 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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50 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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51 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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54 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling