Health & Beauty Dead Sea Minerals Anti–aging Sea Buckthorn (obliphica) Facial Moisturizer SPF 20
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Health & Beauty Dead Sea Minerals Anti-aging Sea Buckthorn Facial Moisturizer SPF 20 is an old-school blend of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Titanium Dioxide. It wears with a dewy finish, is generally low in white cast, but can feel a bit heavier on the skin, with an okay fit under makeup. It does not sting and is generally low for pore-clogging. With weak protection and a low score of 49.0/100, the low SPF makes it better as a light moisturizer than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −1.2 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #28, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 2 declared fragrance allergens
- −2 Essential oils (Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Water)
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Eye sting
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −12 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #5, wax film
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #9, butter/occlusive fat
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
- −10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #23, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil at #48, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #24, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #50, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #57, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
19
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −50 5 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #35, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 5 2 strong humectants (Mel, Ectoin)
- → 8 7 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, …)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 9 7 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Glycine Soja Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, …)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 6 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (63)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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6 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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38 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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40 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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44 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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46 Sea Salt
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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47 Mel
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Colorant or pigment
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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63 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is this Dead Sea Minerals moisturizer?
It is SPF 20, which offers weak protection by modern standards. The low SPF makes it better as a light moisturizer than a primary sunscreen.
Does the Health & Beauty Dead Sea Minerals Anti–aging Sea Buckthorn (obliphica) Facial Moisturizer SPF 20 leave a white cast?
Its white cast is generally low. It does leave a dewy finish and can feel a bit heavier on the skin.
Is the Health & Beauty Dead Sea Minerals Anti–aging Sea Buckthorn (obliphica) Facial Moisturizer SPF 20?
It scores 49.0/100 with weak protection, a low result. The dated filters and low SPF make it a light, casual option.