Milk & Co Klim Face Moisturiser + Sunscreen Spf 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Milk & Co Klim Face Moisturiser + Sunscreen is an SPF 15 moisturizer using an older chemical filter pair of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, shows low white cast, and is unlikely to sting, and it works well under makeup. It is low on pore-clogging. Its measured protection is weak, partly reflecting the low SPF 15, and it scores 49.0, the lowest tier in this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
28
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #24, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −30 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 9 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 4 4 strong humectants (Panthenol, Urea, Sorbitol, …)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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16 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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20 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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26 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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28 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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30 Serine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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31 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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32 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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37 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
What SPF is Milk & Co Klim Moisturiser?
It is SPF 15, which is on the low side for daily sun protection. Its measured protection is rated weak.
Does the Milk & Co Klim Face Moisturiser + Sunscreen Spf 15 work under makeup?
Yes, it is rated good as a makeup base and is low on pore-clogging. It has a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast.
Is it good?
It scores 49.0 out of 100, the lowest tier here, largely because of weak protection at SPF 15. It is a light moisturizer with basic sun protection rather than a dedicated sunscreen.