DR. SEA Collagen Firming Cream SPF 15
58/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
DR. SEA Collagen Firming Cream SPF 15 is a chemical cream using older filters octinoxate, octocrylene and avobenzone. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low, with a moderate sting risk. Breakout risk is generally low and it sits okay under makeup. With SPF 15 it offers only moderate protection, and the score of 57.8/100 makes it a firming day cream rather than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
37
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #8, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −21 7 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #13, wax film
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #26, heavy oil
- −8 Cetyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #9, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Squalene)
- −30 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Stearate)
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +26 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #8, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 5 2 emollient lipids (Squalene, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Squalene)
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (40)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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14 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Fragrance
Fragrance
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21 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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22 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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24 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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25 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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27 Squalene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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32 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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35 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Sea Salt
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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37 Ci 47005
Colorant or pigment
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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40 FD&C Red 40
Colorant or pigment
What SPF is the DR. SEA Collagen Firming Cream?
It is SPF 15, which the rating measures as moderate protection. It is primarily a firming day cream with light sun defense.
Is the DR. SEA Collagen Firming Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using older filters octinoxate, octocrylene and avobenzone.
Is it good for dry skin?
Yes, it has a dewy finish that suits drier skin, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low.