Image Skincare Prevention+® Daily Hydrating Moisturizer Spf 30
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Image Skincare Prevention+ Daily Hydrating Moisturizer SPF 30 is a pure mineral moisturizer using zinc oxide. Being all-mineral, it can leave a medium white cast, but it stays lightweight with a balanced finish and is unlikely to sting. Its low breakout-trigger rating suggests it is generally agreeable for blemish-prone skin, and it works okay under makeup. With moderate protection and a 70.6/100 score, it is a sensible hydrating mineral daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −2 Essential oils (Citrus Sinensis Oil)
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 21% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (21% total declared)
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Eye sting
Low
100
- +100 Starting score
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
- +1.5 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 21% declared
- +10 Volatile silicone at #4, flashes off
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Fungal acne
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Stearate)
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
- −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #41, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (57)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 55 21% declared
- ↑ 40 21% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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12 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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25 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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33 Mandarin
Supporting ingredient
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34 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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35 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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40 Erythritol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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44 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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46 Pyruvic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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52 Homarine Hcl
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does Image Skincare Prevention+ Moisturizer SPF 30 leave a white cast?
It can. White cast is medium because zinc oxide is the only filter and the formula is untinted, which is common for mineral moisturizers.
Is the Image Skincare Prevention+® Daily Hydrating Moisturizer Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, using zinc oxide as its only UV filter, with no chemical filters.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 70.6/100 with moderate protection, making it a sensible hydrating mineral day moisturizer with SPF 30.