Deconstruct Invisible Water Sunscreen
70/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
63
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #9, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −37.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Cooling agents (Menthyl Lactate)
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #9, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 8 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 10 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 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.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (22)
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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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 (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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20 Ci 26100
Colorant or pigment
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream