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Indeed Laboratories Indefense30

Indeed Laboratories Indefense30

67/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 59
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
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Health safety

High 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Medium 49
  • +100 Starting score
  • −55 Zinc Oxide at #3
  • +3.8 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting

Low 84
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

High 28
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Zinc Oxide at #3
  • −14 Petrolatum at #4, heaviest occlusive
  • −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 72
  • +100 Starting score
  • −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
  • → 1 Glycerin at #21, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #34, hyaluronic family
  • → 4 4 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Urea, Trehalose, …)
  • → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
  • → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base

Poor
PillsPrimer
  • → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
  • ← 8 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
  4. 4 Petrolatum

    Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin

    • ↑ 14 heaviest occlusive
    • 5 → dewy occlusive
  5. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 → nourishing light emollient
  6. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  7. 7 Mica

    Colorant or pigment

  8. 8 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  10. 10 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. 13 Polyisobutene

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  14. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  15. Supporting ingredient

  16. 16 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  17. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  18. 18 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  19. 19 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  20. 20 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  21. 21 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  22. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  23. Supporting ingredient

  24. 24 Fructose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  25. 25 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  26. 26 Urea

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  27. Botanical extract

  28. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  29. 29 Glucose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  30. 30 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  31. 31 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  32. 32 Maltose

    Supporting ingredient

  33. 33 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  34. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  35. 35 Sodium Lactate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  36. 36 Sodium PCA

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  37. 37 Trehalose

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
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