Jafra Gold Dynamics Skin Boosting Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 15
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Jafra Gold Dynamics Skin Boosting Moisturizer is a daily face moisturizer with broad-spectrum SPF 15 from an older-school chemical mix of homosalate, octocrylene and others. It wears balanced and lightweight with low white cast and low breakout risk, but it rates high on sting risk so keep it away from the eyes. SPF 15 offers good but limited cover, suited to incidental sun, and the score is 60/100.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Sensitizing preservatives (Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #50
- +1 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
High
19
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #6
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Tribehenin at #52, wax film
- −2 Stearyl Stearate at #47, wax film
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #9, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Kokum Butter at #24, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Myristyl Myristate at #35, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
11
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Kokum Butter, Lecithin)
- −45 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Stearyl Stearate, Myristyl Myristate, PEG-4 Dilaurate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #31, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +15 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #25, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium PCA)
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Kokum Butter)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #6
- → 7 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Kokum Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 2 water-locking waxes
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (55)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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6 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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14 Ceramide NG
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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15 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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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19 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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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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21 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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24 Kokum Butter
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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28 Gold
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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31 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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32 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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33 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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37 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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Botanical extract
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46 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Colorant or pigment
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49 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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52 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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55 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
What SPF is this Jafra moisturizer?
It is broad-spectrum SPF 15. It is a daily skin-boosting moisturizer that adds limited sun protection suited to incidental exposure.
Does the Jafra Gold Dynamics Skin Boosting Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 15 sting?
Sting risk is high. Keep it away from the eyes, since the older-school chemical filters can cause stinging.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is chemical. The SPF comes from an older-school mix of homosalate, octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane.