Cancer Council Daily Moisturiser Water Resistant SPF 50+
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cancer Council Daily Moisturiser Water Resistant SPF 50 is a chemical (old school) moisturiser built on Octocrylene, Homosalate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a balanced finish and a low white cast and stays lightweight, with medium sting potential near the eyes. Breakout risk is low and it works okay under makeup. Protection is rated moderate and the score is 65.6/100, with the older filter set holding it back despite the convenient daily-moisturiser format.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
54
- +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #5
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Palmitate at #14, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #5
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydrated Silica)
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydrated Silica)
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #5
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #5), fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 14 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (22)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 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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5 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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7 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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21 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does the Cancer Council Daily Moisturiser Water Resistant SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
White cast is low, so it generally blends in well. The moisturiser is lightweight with a balanced finish that settles cleanly.
Is the Cancer Council Daily Moisturiser Water Resistant SPF 50+ good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It can suit oily and acne-prone skin since breakout risk is rated low, with a balanced finish. It works okay under makeup.
Is it mineral or chemical, and is it good?
It is a chemical sunscreen using an older filter set of Octocrylene, Homosalate, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. Protection is rated moderate and the score is 65.6/100, with the dated filters holding it back despite the handy daily-moisturiser format.