Garden of Eden Satin White Day Cream SPF 50+++
67/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
46
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #28, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
61
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil)
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #28
- −5 Behenyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #5, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Oenothera Biennis Oil)
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate SE, Ceteareth-25)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #21, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #28, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Talc)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil)
- → 2.5 3 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Talc)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (38)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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 (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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13 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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17 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Ceteareth-25
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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29 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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31 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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35 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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36 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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38 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin