First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Face Moisturizer With Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Face Moisturizer is an SPF 30 broad-spectrum moisturizer pairing Octocrylene with Zinc Oxide on an older-generation filter base. It has a balanced finish, low white cast, and a light feel, with low breakout and sting risk, and it works okay under makeup. With a score of 72.3 and good protection, it is a comfortable daily moisturizer-plus-SPF for normal to dry skin, best for everyday rather than high-exposure use.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
70
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Octocrylene at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Zinc Oxide, 10.1% declared
- +2.8 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +1.8 Coated minerals (Hydrogen Dimethicone)
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Eye sting
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- β22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Zinc Oxide, 10.1% declared
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Fungal acne
High
26
- +100 Starting score
- β42 3 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- β32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate)
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Fabric stains
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
- β 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- β 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 βFull ingredient list (29)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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 (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 16 UV protection
- β 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 28 10.1% declared
- β 18 10.1% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 18 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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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
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, pairing the chemical filter Octocrylene with mineral Zinc Oxide on an older-generation base. It is broad-spectrum at SPF 30.
Does the First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Face Moisturizer With Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 30 leave a white cast and work under makeup?
White cast is rated low and the finish is balanced and lightweight, and it sits okay under makeup. Breakout and sting risk are both rated low.
Is it good?
It scores 72.3 out of 100 with good protection, a comfortable daily moisturizer-plus-SPF for normal to dry skin and best for everyday rather than high-exposure use.