Garnier Clearly Brighter Anti-Sun Damage* Daily Moisturizer Spf 30
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Garnier Clearly Brighter Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 is a chemical moisturizer with sunscreen on an older filter set of avobenzone, homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, a low white cast, low pore-clogging risk, and works well under makeup. It tends to sting more, so sensitive eyes should take note. Protection is rated good and the score is 64.5/100, a serviceable brightening daily moisturizer.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +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 #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 6 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Myristic Acid at #27, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #29, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Myristic Acid)
- −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Steareth-100)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #32, hyaluronic family
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate 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 C
Full ingredient list (40)
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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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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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7 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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24 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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25 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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26 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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pH adjuster
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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35 Steareth-100
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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36 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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38 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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39 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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40 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does the Garnier Clearly Brighter Anti-Sun Damage* Daily Moisturizer Spf 30 work under makeup?
Yes, it works well as a makeup base, with a low white cast and a lightweight balanced finish. Pore-clogging risk is rated low.
Will the Garnier Clearly Brighter Anti-Sun Damage* Daily Moisturizer Spf 30 sting?
It tends to sting more, so sensitive eyes should take note. It is a chemical moisturizer on an older filter set.
Is it good?
It scores 64.5/100 with protection rated good at SPF 30. It is a serviceable brightening daily moisturizer.