CVS Health Moisturizing Facial Lotion SPF 30 For Normal To Dry Skin
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
CVS Health Moisturizing Facial Lotion is an SPF 30 daily moisturizer that mixes mineral Zinc Oxide with older chemical filters Homosalate and Octocrylene. It has a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast and does not sting, though it is not a strong makeup base. Pore-clogging risk is low. With a score of 71.9 and good protection, it is a sensible everyday moisturizer with sun protection for normal to dry skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
67
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- β3 UVB coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- β14 Zinc Oxide, 6.3% declared
- +1 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- β22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Zinc Oxide, 6.3% declared
- β2 Cetyl Palmitate at #18, wax film
- β5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- β24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Olivate)
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate)
- β5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Boron Nitride)
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
- β 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Boron Nitride)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- β 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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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.
- β¨ Niacinamide
- β¨ Ceramides
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 (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 (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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 14 6.3% declared
- β 8 6.3% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 5 minor malassezia feeder
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10 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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11 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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12 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 9 feeds malassezia
- β 2 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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27 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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28 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is the CVS Health Moisturizing Facial Lotion SPF 30 For Normal To Dry Skin mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, mixing mineral Zinc Oxide with older chemical filters Homosalate and Octocrylene.
Does the CVS Health Moisturizing Facial Lotion SPF 30 For Normal To Dry Skin work under makeup?
It is not a strong makeup base, rating poor there. It does have a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast and does not sting.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 71.9 out of 100 with good protection at SPF 30, a sensible everyday moisturizer with sun protection for normal to dry skin.