Merino SPF Collagen Creme With Vitamin E
48/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Merino SPF Collagen Creme with Vitamin E is a moisturizing day cream with light sun protection from older filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Benzophenone-3, and Titanium Dioxide. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight, and shows low white cast, leaning toward drier skin. Pore-clogging is rated medium, so very acne-prone users may want to patch test, while stinging is rated low. With weak rated protection and a low score of 48.1/100, it is better treated as a moisturizer than as primary sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
34
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #6, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −7.4 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
- −2 Other sensitizers (lanolin)
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Eye sting
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Oxybenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #10
- −15 Lanolin at #1, butter/occlusive fat
- −8 Cetyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #9, heavy comedogenic ester
- −38 Lanolin at #1, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −30 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Stearate)
- −36 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lanolin)
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, PEG-20 Stearate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +14 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #6, yellow stains on white cotton
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
- → 8 Occlusives seal moisture in (Lanolin)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 12 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (19)
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 Lanolin
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 15 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 38 comedogenic oil/butter
- 8 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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14 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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18 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is Merino SPF Collagen Creme good for sun protection?
Its protection is rated weak and it scores 48.1/100, so it is best treated as a moisturizer rather than primary sun defense. For real sun exposure, a dedicated higher-SPF sunscreen is generally a better choice.
Is the Merino SPF Collagen Creme With Vitamin E mineral or chemical?
It is mainly chemical, using older filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Benzophenone-3, with some Titanium Dioxide.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
Pore-clogging is rated medium, so very acne-prone users may want to patch test first. It has a dewy finish that leans more toward drier skin.