Andalou Naturals Andalou Diy Booster SPF 30 Facial Serum Unscented
73/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
67
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +38.9 Zinc Oxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- β4.5 UVB coverage saturated
- β2.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
61
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- β6 Zinc Oxide, 0.1% declared
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Eye sting
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Zinc Oxide, 0.1% declared
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β10 Zinc Oxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- β 2 Zinc Oxide at #4, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- β 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- β 6 High mineral load at #4 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¨ Coenzyme Q10
Full ingredient list (23)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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 (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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide)
- β 38.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 6 0.1% declared
- β 8 0.1% declared
- β 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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6 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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7 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
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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
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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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15 Resveratrol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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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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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin