ManCave SPF 20 Protective Moisturiser
58/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
ManCave SPF 20 Protective Moisturiser is a chemical moisturiser with low SPF 20 protection, using older filters including octocrylene, avobenzone, ethylhexyl salicylate, and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight, and is low on white cast, with low pore-clogging risk, but it is high on stinging and may irritate if it reaches the eyes. Protection is rated moderate. With a score of 58.0/100 it sits near the lower end and is best as a light daily moisturizer.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- −4.7 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 6 declared fragrance allergens
- −12 Essential oils (Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, …)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
High
21
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-20, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #24, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #40, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- → 9 4 emollient lipids (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, …)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (54)
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 (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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 (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Supporting ingredient
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11 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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22 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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28 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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41 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Botanical extract
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43 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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45 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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54 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
What SPF is ManCave Protective Moisturiser?
It is SPF 20, which is on the lower side. SPF 20 is generally best for everyday low-exposure wear rather than long sun sessions.
Does the ManCave SPF 20 Protective Moisturiser sting the eyes?
It is rated high for stinging, so it may irritate if it reaches the eyes. Take care when applying near the eye area.
Is ManCave Protective Moisturiser any good?
It scores 58.0/100, near the lower end. Protection is moderate and it uses older filters, so it is best treated as a light daily moisturizer.