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Cantabria Labs Biretix Hydramat Day Spf 30

Cantabria Labs Biretix Hydramat Day Spf 30

66/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 59
  • +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
  • +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
  • +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

Low 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −11 BHA at #38, on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
  • −5 Retinol at #14, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 47
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 79
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
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Fabric stains

High 30
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Nylon-12)
  • → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer at #12, hyaluronic family
  • → 4 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (C20-22 Alcohols)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12, Silica)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  • ✨ Niacinamide
  • ✨ Vitamin C

Full ingredient list (38)

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. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Octocrylene

    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
  3. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 8 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 4 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)

    • ↑ 11.4 UV protection
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  5. 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
  6. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing humectant
  7. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  8. 8 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  9. 9 Nylon-12

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  10. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  11. 11 C20-22 Alcohols

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  12. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  13. 13 Zinc Pca

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  14. 14 Retinol

    Supporting ingredient

    • ↓ 5 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
  15. 15 Ascorbic Acid

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. 16 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  17. Supporting ingredient

  18. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  19. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  20. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  21. 21 Phenylpropanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  22. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  23. 23 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  24. 24 Chlorphenesin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  25. 25 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  26. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  27. 27 Arginine

    pH adjuster

  28. 28 PEG-8

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  29. 29 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  30. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  31. 31 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  32. Supporting ingredient

  33. 33 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  34. 34 Polysorbate 20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  35. 35 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  36. 36 Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

  37. 37 BHT

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  38. 38 BHA

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

    • ↓ 11 on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
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