Avon Anew Invisible Protective Mist SPF 50
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Avon Anew Invisible Protective Mist SPF 50 is a hybrid mist combining older filters like homosalate and octocrylene with more modern ethylhexyl triazone and a Tinosorb-type triazine for excellent-rated protection. It keeps a low white cast and a balanced, lightweight finish and works very well over makeup, though it rates high on the stinging scale, so care near the eyes is wise. It is low on the pore-clogging scale. With a score of 73.0/100 it is a handy reapplication mist for daily use.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #8, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −30.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #5, 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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Eye sting
High
26
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #1
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- −8 Fragrance
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #1
- → 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #1
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Adipate)
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #1), fast, even canvas
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (24)
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 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- ↑ 5 high up speeds filter migration
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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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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9 PEG-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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15 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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16 Oryzanol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
What SPF is the Avon Anew Invisible Protective Mist SPF 50 and is it good?
It is SPF 50 with protection rated excellent. With a score of 73.0/100 it is a handy reapplication mist for daily use.
Does the Avon Anew Invisible Protective Mist SPF 50 work over makeup?
Yes, it rates excellent as a makeup base and applies as an invisible mist, so it is well suited to refreshing SPF over makeup. Note it rates high on the stinging scale, so keep it away from the eyes.
Is this sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid chemical sunscreen, combining older filters like homosalate and octocrylene with modern ethylhexyl triazone and a Tinosorb-type triazine. It has no mineral filters.