Lab Series Day Rescue Defense Lotion Spf 35
64/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 35)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Polyethylene at #14, wax film
- −2 Cetyl Esters at #13, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Myristyl Myristate at #12, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −41 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- +0 Saccharomyces Lysate Extract at #29, ferment, disputed Malassezia trigger (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #41, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Urea, Trehalose)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 2 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (56)
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 (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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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7 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Cetyl Esters
Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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14 Polyethylene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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18 PEG-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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22 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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32 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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34 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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35 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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36 Sucrose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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38 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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40 Trisiloxane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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45 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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48 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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51 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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55 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling