Avon Ageless Protecting Day Cream Spf 30
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Avon Ageless Protecting Day Cream SPF 30 is a chemical (hybrid) anti-aging day cream blending Homosalate, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane with the modern Ethylhexyl Triazone. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, though the older filters may sting near the eyes. Its low pore-clogging profile suits most skin types and it layers okay under makeup. With a score of 64.4/100 and good protection, it is a serviceable mid-tier daily cream.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #8, UV filter
- −16.6 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #44
- +1 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #20, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil at #32, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Steareth-2, Steareth-20)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, 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
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #45, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +10 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Zea Mays Starch)
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #40, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch, Silica)
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (47)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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13 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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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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21 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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22 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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24 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Phytol
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Gelatin
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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38 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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39 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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43 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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45 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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46 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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47 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does Avon Ageless Day Cream SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It is a chemical hybrid day cream that absorbs cleanly, so it generally suits most skin tones.
Is the Avon Ageless Protecting Day Cream Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen blending old-school filters like Homosalate and Octocrylene with the modern Ethylhexyl Triazone, and no mineral filters.
Is Avon Ageless Day Cream any good?
It scores 64.4/100 with good protection, a serviceable mid-tier result. The lightweight, balanced finish works for daily use, though the older filters may sting near the eyes.