Gluta-C Facial Day Cream With Spf 25
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Gluta-C Facial Day Cream With SPF 25 is a chemical-leaning day cream that combines titanium dioxide with older-generation filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Avobenzone (Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane). It is lightweight with a balanced finish, keeps white cast low, is generally non-stinging, and sits low on the pore-clogging scale, with acceptable performance under makeup. Protection is weak at SPF 25, which suits incidental daily exposure rather than prolonged sun. The score of 49.0 out of 100 reflects the modest protection level.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
25
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #10, UV filter
- +9 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #45, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #10 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #45, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #16, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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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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White cast
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #6
- +3.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2.2 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #45, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #13
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #6
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #41, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #34, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Glycol Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #45, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #6, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #13
- → 1 Glycerin at #17, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #40, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #13
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 6 High mineral load at #6 greys under foundation
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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 (50)
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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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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7 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Botanical extract
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15 Zinc Sulfate
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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17 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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18 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Arbutin
Supporting ingredient
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26 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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33 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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46 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is Gluta-C Facial Day Cream SPF 25 enough sun protection?
Protection is rated weak at SPF 25, so it is better suited to incidental daily exposure than to prolonged time outdoors. For extended sun, a higher SPF is generally recommended.
Is the Gluta-C Facial Day Cream With Spf 25 mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical. It pairs titanium dioxide with older-generation filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Avobenzone.
Is Gluta-C Facial Day Cream good?
It scores 49.0 out of 100, which is on the lower end, mainly because of the weak SPF 25 protection. The texture itself is lightweight, low-sting, and low on the pore-clogging scale.