Garnier Ambre Solaire SPF 30 Invisible Protect Mist Spray
83/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
80
- +48 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +6.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #21, UV filter
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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
76
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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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
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 9 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Nylon-12)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 9 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Diisopropyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 6 3 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +20 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 (33)
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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 20 film former
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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14 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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20 PEG-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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24 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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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29 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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31 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin