Aveeno Protect + Hydrate Sunscreen For Face & Body Spf 60
57/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Aveeno Protect + Hydrate Sunscreen for Face & Body SPF 60 is a chemical sunscreen using Homosalate, Octocrylene, Benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone), Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (avobenzone). It has a balanced, lightweight finish with a low chance of white cast. Note that it tends to sting if it gets into the eyes, so apply carefully around them. With a score of 57.1/100 and good protection, it is a serviceable hydrating face-and-body option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
65
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- β9.6 UVB coverage saturated
- β6.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 60)
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Health safety
Low
2
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #3 (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
23
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Oxybenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Cera Alba at #13, 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 #3, 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 #20, 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
- +16 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (31)
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 (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 22 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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13 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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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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17 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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20 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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23 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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28 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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 3 film former
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31 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Does this Aveeno sunscreen sting the eyes?
It tends to sting if it gets into the eyes, so apply carefully around them. This is common with all-chemical face-and-body formulas.
Is the Aveeno Protect + Hydrate Sunscreen For Face & Body Spf 60 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using Homosalate, Octocrylene, Benzophenone-3 (oxybenzone), Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (avobenzone).
Is this sunscreen good?
It scores 57.1/100 with good protection at SPF 60. It is a serviceable hydrating option for face and body.