Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Premiere Intense Moisture And Renewal Activation Cream Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 30
47/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #6, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #11, UV filter
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- β12.7 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #11, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #14, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- β10 Propylparaben at #64, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- +6.6 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β16 4 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- β9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #66
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Avobenzone at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β7 Octocrylene at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β11 Oxybenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
- β4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Petrolatum at #12, heaviest occlusive
- β2 Polyethylene at #46, wax film
- β2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #17, butter/occlusive fat
- β6 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #7, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
High
20
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- β27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Hydrogenated Lecithin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- β41 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-8 Laurate)
- +0 Dimethicone at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Avobenzone at #14, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β20 Oxybenzone at #6, yellow stains on white cotton
- β15 Octocrylene at #11, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- β 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- β 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- β 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 4 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- β 8 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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 (66)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- β 20.9 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 6 heavy oil
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 12.8 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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12 Petrolatum
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 7 heaviest occlusive
- 3 β dewy occlusive
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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
- 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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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20 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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21 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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22 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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36 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 3 film former
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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44 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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46 Polyethylene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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47 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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48 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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50 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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52 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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53 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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55 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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58 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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60 Ethylparaben
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
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment