APIS Re-Vit C Home Care Revitalizing Day Cream SPF 15
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
APIS Re-Vit C Home Care Revitalizing Day Cream SPF 15 is a day cream with low SPF 15 protection, using octocrylene and avobenzone with a touch of titanium dioxide. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and is low on white cast, and it generally does not sting, with low pore-clogging risk. Protection is rated good for its SPF tier, though SPF 15 is best reserved for low-exposure days. At 68.9/100 it is a reasonable moisturizing day cream rather than a high-protection sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
66
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −3.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #31, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #8
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #18, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #15, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #15, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −50 5 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Coconut Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 Glycerin at #22, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #11, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sorbitol)
- → 9 4 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, …)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 12 4 emollient lipids (Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, …)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (PVP)
- ← 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 →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.
- ✨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (35)
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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Botanical extract
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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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6 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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7 PVP
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Botanical extract
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10 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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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 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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15 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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17 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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22 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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23 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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26 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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27 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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29 Carnitine
Supporting ingredient
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30 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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33 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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35 Fragrance
Fragrance
What SPF is APIS Re-Vit C Day Cream?
It is SPF 15, which is on the lower end of sun protection. SPF 15 is generally best reserved for low-exposure days rather than long sun sessions.
Is the APIS Re-Vit C Home Care Revitalizing Day Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical, using octocrylene and avobenzone, with a small amount of titanium dioxide.
Does it work for oily or acne-prone skin?
It may suit oily and breakout-prone skin. The finish is balanced and pore-clogging risk is rated low, though it is a moisturizing day cream rather than a mattifying sunscreen.