Dr. Davey SPF 60
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Dr. Davey SPF 60 is a chemical sunscreen built on a hybrid filter blend that pairs Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene with the modern UVA filters Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid (Mexoryl SX) and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (avobenzone). It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, so it generally disappears into the skin. Pore-clogging risk is rated low, though it can feel mildly stingy near the eyes. With good protection but a modest overall score of 60.9/100, it is a serviceable daily option rather than a standout.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
69
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #2, UV filter
- +26.6 Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +9.5)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −21.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 60)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #35, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #29, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
- +1 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Oxybenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteth-10 Phosphate)
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Fabric stains
High
17
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #2, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Silica)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 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
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (37)
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 (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl SX)
- ↑ 26.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl SX)
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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18 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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20 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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26 Paraffin
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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28 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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36 Fragrance
Fragrance
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37 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen. The hybrid filter blend uses Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene alongside the modern UVA filters Mexoryl SX and avobenzone, with no zinc or titanium acting as the main protection.
Does Dr. Davey SPF 60 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low, so it generally blends into the skin without a visible film. It wears with a balanced finish and stays lightweight.
Is the Dr. Davey SPF 60 good for acne-prone skin?
Pore-clogging risk is rated low, which is generally favorable for blemish-prone skin. The finish is balanced rather than heavily dewy, though it can feel mildly stingy near the eyes.