Hej organic The Protector SPF 15 Face Cream Cactus
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
19
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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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
77
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +25 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +1.7 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
- +12 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #10, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #16, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #14, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
- +2 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #34, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Sorbitol)
- → 8 5 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, …)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 11 5 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, …)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Botanical extract
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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 ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Lysolecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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18 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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27 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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31 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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32 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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33 Fragrance
Fragrance
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34 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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35 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen