aviance Intensive Age Defense Revitalizing Day Emulsion SPF 15 For Normal To Dry Skin
49/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
About this sunscreen
aviance Intensive Age Defense Revitalizing Day Emulsion SPF 15 is a chemical day emulsion using older-generation filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Benzophenone-3. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and does not commonly sting. Protection is rated weak, reflecting the low SPF 15 and dated filters. With a score of 49.0/100, it offers only light sun protection and is best thought of as a moisturizer with minimal SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Weak
23
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
☢️
Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
🤧
Allergens
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −14 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
🔥
Eye sting
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
🪨
Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #14, butter/occlusive fat
- −3 Paraffinum Liquidum at #9, heavy oil
- +0.8 Volatile hydrocarbon at #5, flashes off
🔴
Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Myristate at #6, heavy comedogenic ester
🍄
Fungal acne
High
17
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Oleate)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
👕
Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
💧
Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Stearyl Alcohol)
✨
Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
- → 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
💄
Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
🌊
Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (49)
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.
-
1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
-
Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
-
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- 3 → dewy occlusive
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
-
Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Botanical extract
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
-
pH adjuster
-
23 Fragrance
Fragrance
-
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
-
25 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
26 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Botanical extract
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
-
Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
39 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
Botanical extract
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
43 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Botanical extract
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
48 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
49 Sea Salt
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is aviance Intensive Age Defense Day Emulsion SPF 15 good for sun protection?
Its protection is weak and it scores 49.0/100, since SPF 15 is meant for low-sun incidental exposure. For real sun defense, a higher-SPF sunscreen is generally recommended.
What SPF is the aviance Intensive Age Defense Revitalizing Day Emulsion SPF 15 For Normal To Dry Skin?
It is SPF 15, which is on the low end for sun protection. It suits indoor-leaning days more than extended outdoor exposure.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical day cream using older-generation filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Benzophenone-3, with no mineral filters.