Amway Day Cream SPF 15
56/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
48
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #18, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −5.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −6.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- −10 Propylparaben at #33, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #35, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
- +3.1 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #18
- +0.4 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #18
- −3 Paraffinum Liquidum at #11, heavy oil
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Ceteareth-6)
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #18, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 4 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 →Full ingredient list (38)
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
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- 3 → dewy occlusive
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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17 Ceteareth-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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19 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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20 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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34 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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36 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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38 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin