Garnier Ambre Solaire Kids Sensitive Anti-Sand Sun Cream Spray Spf 50+
78/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
83
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +38 Drometrizole Trisiloxane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +13.3)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #9, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +6.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #24, UV filter
- −14.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, PEG-8 Laurate)
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Fabric stains
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #9, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Mexoryl XL at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 6 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Nylon-12)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #35, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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 Butane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl XL)
- ↑ 38 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Dodecene
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.6 UV protection
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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27 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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35 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant