Etos Ageless Skin Lifting Day Cream SPF 30
79/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Etos Ageless Skin Lifting Day Cream is an SPF 30 chemical formula using modern, photostable filters in an anti-aging day cream. It feels lightweight with a dewy finish and a low chance of white cast, and it does not tend to sting. Breakout risk is low and it works okay under makeup, fitting its role as a moisturizing morning step. With a strong score of 79.4 and good protection, it is a capable daily cream for those who prefer a hydrated, glowy look.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
56
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #8, UV filter
- −17.2 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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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
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Ensulizole at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Oleate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #26, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate)
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 7 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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (35)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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17 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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23 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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32 Pantolactone
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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34 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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35 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Is Etos Ageless Day Cream good?
It scores a strong 79.4 with good protection, so it is a capable daily cream. The finish is dewy with a low chance of white cast.
Is the Etos Ageless Skin Lifting Day Cream SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using modern, photostable filters in an anti-aging day cream. It contains no mineral filters.
Is it good for oily skin?
Breakout risk is low, but the finish is dewy, so very oily skin may prefer a matte option. It does not tend to sting and works okay under makeup.