Clinique For Men Super Energizer™ Spf 40 Anti-Fatigue Hydrating Concentrate
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Clinique For Men Super Energizer Spf 40 Anti-Fatigue Hydrating Concentrate is a hydrating treatment with light sun protection from just two older filters, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid. It keeps white cast low with a balanced finish, does not sting, stays lightweight, and works well under other products, with low pore-clogging potential. The thin two-filter system gives only weak measured protection, and the score of 49.0/100 makes it best treated as a moisturiser bonus rather than primary SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
32
- +22.8 Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +7.6)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #8, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #61
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Eye sting
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #5
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Polyethylene at #57, wax film
- +0.8 Volatile alcohol at #5, evaporating texture
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- +0 Dimethicone at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #5
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Trehalose)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #5), fast, even canvas
- ← 1.5 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
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
Full ingredient list (61)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Neo Heliopan AP)
- ↑ 22.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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11 Trisiloxane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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13 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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16 Creatine
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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27 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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31 Sodium Rna
Supporting ingredient
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32 Phytic Acid
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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39 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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40 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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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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Botanical extract
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48 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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50 Arginine
pH adjuster
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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52 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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57 Polyethylene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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58 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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60 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
Does Clinique For Men Super Energizer Spf 40 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. It wears close to invisible with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is the Clinique For Men Super Energizer™ Spf 40 Anti-Fatigue Hydrating Concentrate good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It has low pore-clogging potential and stays lightweight, working well under other products, though its finish is balanced rather than matte.
Is this sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical product, using just two older filters: ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid.
Is Clinique For Men Super Energizer Spf 40 any good?
It scores 49.0/100, with only weak measured protection from its thin two-filter system. It is best treated as a hydrating concentrate rather than primary SPF.