Estée Lauder Futurist Hydra Rescue Moisturizing Makeup Spf 45
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Estee Lauder Futurist Hydra Rescue is an SPF 45 moisturizing makeup with a chemical-leaning filter blend that also includes some zinc oxide. It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, does not sting, and is low on the pore-clogging scale. As a foundation-style product it works well as a makeup base, though its filters lean older-generation. The good protection rating and a score of 71.4/100 place it in solid mid-pack territory.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
63
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #4, UV filter
- −18.3 UVB coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 45)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (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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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Zinc Oxide, 3.8% declared
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #79
- +4 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +0.4 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +0.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methicone)
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Eye sting
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Oleic Acid at #68, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #64, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
12
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid)
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 80)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Laureth-7)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #80, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #62, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Betaine, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Trehalose)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Silica)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (80)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 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 3.8% declared
- ↑ 8 3.8% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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14 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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36 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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39 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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45 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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49 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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50 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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57 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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61 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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67 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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68 Oleic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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73 Triolein
Supporting ingredient
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74 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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78 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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80 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Estee Lauder Futurist Hydra Rescue mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, with a filter blend that also includes some zinc oxide. The filters lean older-generation.
Is the Estée Lauder Futurist Hydra Rescue Moisturizing Makeup Spf 45 good for oily or acne-prone skin?
It is low on the pore-clogging scale and wears with a balanced finish, which is generally friendly to acne-prone skin. As a moisturizing makeup it works well as a base under or in place of foundation.
What SPF is the Estée Lauder Futurist Hydra Rescue Moisturizing Makeup Spf 45 and is it good?
It is SPF 45 with a good protection rating and a score of 71.4/100, placing it in solid mid-pack territory. White cast is low and it feels lightweight.