Garnier Ambre Solaire Clear Protect + High SPF 30
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Garnier Ambre Solaire Clear Protect+ is an SPF 30 transparent sun spray using a hybrid filter set that combines older chemical absorbers like Homosalate and Octocrylene with modern filters Ethylhexyl Triazone and Drometrizole Trisiloxane. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, shows low white cast, and works well under makeup, but it carries a high chance of stinging. It is low on pore-clogging. With excellent protection and a score of 69.7, it is a solid transparent spray for the body.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
82
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #7, UV filter
- +32 Drometrizole Trisiloxane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +11.2)
- −30.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −16 8 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
8
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #1
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Fabric stains
High
20
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Mexoryl XL at #8, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #1
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #1), fast, even canvas
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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
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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- ↑ 5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl XL), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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10 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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11 Polyamide-8
Supporting ingredient
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12 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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13 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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19 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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21 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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22 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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23 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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24 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Garnier Clear Protect+ leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and is designed to go on transparent. It has a balanced, lightweight finish.
Does the Garnier Ambre Solaire Clear Protect + High SPF 30 sting?
It carries a high chance of stinging, so keep it away from the eyes. It does work well under makeup and shows low white cast.
Is Garnier Clear Protect+ SPF 30 good?
It scores 69.7 out of 100 with excellent protection. The hybrid filter set mixes older absorbers with modern filters like Drometrizole Trisiloxane.