Garnier Skin Active Moisture Rescue Actively Hydrating Daily Lotion Spf 15
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Garnier Skin Active Moisture Rescue Actively Hydrating Daily Lotion SPF 15 is a chemical moisturizer with older-generation filters, Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. It has a balanced, lightweight finish, low white cast and a low pore-clogging profile, and it works well as a makeup base, though it may tingle slightly on sweaty skin. Its main limit is SPF 15, which offers only moderate protection. At 67/100, treat it as a hydrating daily lotion with light SPF rather than dedicated sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −15 7 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −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 #13, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +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)
- −7 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 #3, 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 #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #24, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sorbitol)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 0.5 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 →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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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), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 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
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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6 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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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11 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Steareth-100
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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29 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is this Garnier lotion mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen moisturizer using older-generation filters, Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene.
Does the Garnier Skin Active Moisture Rescue Actively Hydrating Daily Lotion Spf 15 work under makeup?
Yes, it works well as a makeup base, with a balanced lightweight finish and low white cast. It may tingle slightly on sweaty skin.
What SPF is it and is it good?
It is SPF 15 with moderate protection, scoring 67/100. Treat it as a hydrating daily lotion with light SPF rather than dedicated sun protection, and use a higher SPF for extended sun.