Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Daily Shade Facial Lotion Spf 18
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Daily Shade Facial Lotion is an Spf 18 chemical formula using an older-school blend of Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It wears light with a balanced finish and low white cast, and is low on pore-clogging risk, though it may sting slightly near the eyes. It works okay under makeup. With a 67.4/100 score and moderate protection, it is a light daily-exposure lotion.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- β4 Essential oils (Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Citrus Sinensis Oil)
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- β5 Cetyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
63
- +100 Starting score
- β32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Lecithin)
- β5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- β 3 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil)
- β 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 4 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil)
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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¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (35)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 5 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Botanical extract
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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19 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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20 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
What SPF is Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Daily Shade lotion?
It is Spf 18, which suits light daily exposure rather than long sun. For extended time outdoors a higher SPF is generally preferable.
Is the Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Daily Shade Facial Lotion Spf 18 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses an older-school blend of Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Is Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Daily Shade any good?
It scores 67.4/100 with moderate protection. It wears light with a low white cast and is low on pore-clogging risk, making it a light daily-exposure lotion.