Aveeno Active Naturals Protect + Hydrate SPF 45 Face And Body Sunscreen
57/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Aveeno Active Naturals Protect + Hydrate is a chemical SPF 45 sunscreen for face and body built on an older filter set of Homosalate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Benzophenone-3, and Avobenzone. It has a balanced finish with low white cast and a lightweight feel, and its low breakout-trigger reading makes it generally agreeable for most skin types. The formula can sting if it reaches the eyes, so care is commonly advised when applying near the eye area. Protection is rated good, but the overall score of 57 is held back, leaving it a middling everyday option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
64
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- β9.5 UVB coverage saturated
- β5.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 45)
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Health safety
Low
2
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β14 Homosalate at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- β11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Cera Alba at #14, wax film
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 1 Glycerin at #22, the anchor humectant
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 7 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (32)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- 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 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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 (Oxybenzone)
- β 20.9 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 13 film former
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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19 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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22 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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25 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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30 Silica
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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pH adjuster
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32 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Is the Aveeno Active Naturals Protect + Hydrate SPF 45 Face And Body Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses an older filter set of Homosalate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Benzophenone-3, and Avobenzone, with no mineral filters.
Will the Aveeno Active Naturals Protect + Hydrate SPF 45 Face And Body Sunscreen sting my eyes?
It can. This SPF 45 formula rates high for sweat and eye sting, so it may irritate if it migrates into the eyes. Applying carefully away from the eye area is commonly advised.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
It is generally agreeable. The formula has a low breakout-trigger reading and a balanced, lightweight finish, which tends to suit most skin types including acne-prone skin.