Estée Lauder Advanced Time Zone Age Reversing Line/Wrinkle Creme Spf 15
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Estee Lauder Advanced Time Zone Age Reversing Creme is an SPF 15 chemical formula using a small set of older filters in an anti-aging cream. It feels lightweight with a balanced finish and a low chance of white cast, with a medium chance of stinging near the eyes. Breakout risk is low and it works okay under makeup. With a score of 61.9 and moderate protection, it is a light daily moisturizer rather than a dedicated high-protection sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
38
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
High
61
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Oleic Acid at #71, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #72, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −36 3 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid)
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #68, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Trehalose, Sodium Lactate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer)
- ← 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 (86)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 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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Botanical extract
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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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Botanical extract
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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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Botanical extract
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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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30 Whey Protein
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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35 Polyethylene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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38 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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39 Sucrose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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41 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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52 Triolein
Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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54 Phytantriol
Supporting ingredient
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55 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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64 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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67 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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71 Oleic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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73 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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77 Cyclodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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78 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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80 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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81 Fragrance
Fragrance
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82 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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85 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Estee Lauder Advanced Time Zone good sun protection?
It is SPF 15 with a score of 61.9 and moderate protection. It works best as a light daily moisturizer rather than a dedicated high-protection sunscreen.
Is the Estée Lauder Advanced Time Zone Age Reversing Line/Wrinkle Creme Spf 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using a small set of older filters in an anti-aging cream. It contains no mineral filters.
Does the Estée Lauder Advanced Time Zone Age Reversing Line/Wrinkle Creme Spf 15 leave a white cast?
No, it has a low chance of white cast with a balanced finish. Watch for a medium chance of stinging near the eyes.