Garnier Skin Active Vitamin C Daily UV Fluid Glow SPF 50+
78/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Garnier Skin Active Vitamin C Daily UV Fluid Glow SPF 50+ is a hybrid sunscreen using Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine alongside the photostabilizer Drometrizole Trisiloxane (Mexoryl XL). It has a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, with medium sting potential, so care near the eyes helps. Breakout potential is rated low and it works well under makeup. With excellent protection and a score of 78.4/100, it is a strong daily fluid.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
96
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +24 Drometrizole Trisiloxane at #19, UV filter (UVA1 +8.4)
- −20.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −12 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
- −4 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #12
- +2.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Medium
39
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #3
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #14, wax film
- +0.8 Volatile alcohol at #3, evaporating texture
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Comedogenic
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Isopropyl Palmitate at #2, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
High
5
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −10 Mexoryl XL at #19, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #30, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #3
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Oxidized Starch Acetate)
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Oxidized Starch Acetate)
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #3
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #3), fast, even canvas
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, C12-22 Alkyl Acrylate/Hydroxyethylacrylate Copolymer)
- ← 3 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (37)
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 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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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 (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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11 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Colorant or pigment
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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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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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17 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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pH adjuster
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl XL), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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29 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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30 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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31 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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32 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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33 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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35 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Garnier Vitamin C Daily UV Fluid leave a white cast?
No, its white cast is rated low. The lightweight fluid has a balanced finish that sinks in without residue.
Is the Garnier Skin Active Vitamin C Daily UV Fluid Glow SPF 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid leaning chemical. It uses Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Triazone and Bis- Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine plus the photostabilizer Drometrizole Trisiloxane (Mexoryl XL).
Is Garnier Vitamin C Daily UV Fluid Glow any good?
It scores 78.4/100 with excellent protection. It is a strong lightweight daily fluid that works well under makeup, with medium sting potential near the eyes.