Alpha-H Essential Skin Perfecting Moisturiser With SPF 15
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Alpha-H Essential Skin Perfecting Moisturiser with SPF 15 is a moisturizer with hybrid chemical filters including Octocrylene, Homosalate and avobenzone. It wears light with a balanced finish and low white cast, and its low breakout-trigger reading keeps it generally easy to wear, though the SPF 15 rating offers only modest sun protection. It can feel slightly tingly on sensitive skin. Scoring 66.7, it is a reasonable daily moisturizer with light sun cover rather than a dedicated high-SPF sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
81
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #5, UV filter
- +11.4 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +21.6 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +13.2)
- −2.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −0.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −14 Homosalate at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- +8 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −11 5 declared fragrance allergens
- −2 Essential oils (Pelargonium Graveolens Oil)
- −7 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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Eye sting
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #11, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
22
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #13, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (37)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (4-MBC)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 21.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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24 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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30 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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33 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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35 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is this Alpha-H moisturizer mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen moisturizer. It uses filters such as Octocrylene, Homosalate and avobenzone, with no mineral filters.
What SPF is the Alpha-H Essential Skin Perfecting Moisturiser With SPF 15 and is it enough?
It is rated SPF 15, which offers only modest sun protection. It works as a daily moisturizer with light sun cover, but a dedicated higher-SPF sunscreen is generally better for strong sun.
Is it good for breakout-prone skin?
It has a low breakout-trigger reading and a lightweight, balanced finish, so it is generally easy to wear. It can feel slightly tingly on sensitive skin.