Equate Beauty All-day Broad Spectrum Sunscreen Moisturizing Lotion, SPF 15
70/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −14 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
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Eye sting
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 3% declared
- +1.2 Volatile hydrocarbon at #5, flashes off
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Fungal acne
High
24
- +100 Starting score
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −46 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Laureth-7, Steareth-21, Steareth-2)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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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 (25)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 6 3% declared
- ↑ 8 3% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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22 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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25 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant