ESPA Optimal Skin ProDefence SPF 15
63/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×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 #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −6 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #44
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #17, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
39
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Lecithin)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #44
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 4 1 strong humectants (Sorbitol)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #44
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 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 →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (59)
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 (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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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6 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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13 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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18 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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21 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Algin
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Chitosan
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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29 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
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31 PVP
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Botanical extract
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33 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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35 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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36 Bergamot
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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41 Gellan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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43 Mandarin
Supporting ingredient
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44 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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52 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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57 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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58 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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59 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling