Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Cream SPF 30
59/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Cream SPF 30 is a moisturizer with old-school chemical filters: Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, and Octocrylene. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and shows little white cast, though the sweat-sting reading is high, so it may be best kept away from the eye area during heavy sweat. Pore-clogging risk is low and it sits okay under makeup. With moderate protection and a score of 58.6/100, it is a middling pick that leans more skincare than dedicated sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
44
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #26, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil at #28, comedogenic oil/butter
- −9 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #7, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate SE)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, 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
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate-13, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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 (42)
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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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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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24 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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42 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Is Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Cream SPF 30 a sunscreen or a moisturizer?
It is primarily a moisturizer with old-school chemical filters, Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, and Octocrylene, at SPF 30. With moderate protection and a score of 58.6/100, it leans more skincare than dedicated sun protection.
Will the Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Cream SPF 30 sting the eyes?
Its sweat-sting reading is high, so it may be best kept away from the eye area, especially during heavy sweat or exercise.
Is it good for breakout-prone skin?
Pore-clogging risk is low and the finish is balanced, so it can work for breakout-prone skin, though it sits okay rather than ideally under makeup.