Cetaphil Healthy Radiance Whipped Day Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 30
70/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
64
- +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #26, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- β4.8 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
61
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- β27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- β2 Titanium Dioxide at #26, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- β 2 1 strong humectants (Sorbitol)
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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.
- β¨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (29)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- β 16 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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9 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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10 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 7 film former
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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13 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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29 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment