e.l.f. Suntouchable! All Set For Sun SPF 45
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
20
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #18, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #19, UV filter
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #20, UV filter
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 45)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Octocrylene at #20 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #18, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Avobenzone at #18, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β2 Octocrylene at #20, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β1 Octisalate at #19, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β18 Volatile alcohol at #1
- β5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Fungal acne
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Squalene)
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Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Avobenzone at #18, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #20, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 22 Volatile alcohol at #1
- β 8 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Caprylyl Silylate, Lauroyl Lysine, Nylon-12)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalene)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 8 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Caprylyl Silylate, Nylon-12, Lauroyl Lysine)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Volatile alcohol at #1
- β 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalene)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- β 12 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #1), fast, even canvas
- β 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (PVP)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βSkincare 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¨ Bisabolol
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (20)
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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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- β 5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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10 PVP
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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13 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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15 Squalene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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16 Nylon-12
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 4.8 UV protection
- β 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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20 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9.6 UV protection
- β 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone