Clarins Super Restorative Day Spf 20 - All Skin Types
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Clarins Super Restorative Day SPF 20 is a chemical day cream on an older-school base of Homosalate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, and Octocrylene. It wears to a balanced finish with a low white cast and a lightweight feel, layers well under makeup, and may sting sensitive eyes for some users. The low breakout-trigger reading suggests it is generally workable for blemish-prone skin. With a 62.5/100 score, the modest SPF 20, and moderate protection, it is best for everyday light exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
48
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #10, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #10, 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
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #34
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Eye sting
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #6
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Candelilla Wax at #29, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil at #22, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
62
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sucrose Palmitate, Glyceryl Linoleate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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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 #10, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #27, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #6
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (51)
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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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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6 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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15 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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17 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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31 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Botanical extract
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36 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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38 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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40 Pectin
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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48 Ci 14700
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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51 Dextran
Supporting ingredient
What SPF is Clarins Super Restorative Day?
It is SPF 20 with a moderate protection rating. It is best for everyday light exposure rather than intense sun.
Does the Clarins Super Restorative Day Spf 20 - All Skin Types work under makeup?
Yes, it rates as a good makeup base, with a balanced finish and a low white cast that generally layers cleanly.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical day cream on older-school filters: Homosalate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, and Octocrylene.