Moody Hybrid Water Sunscreen
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Moody Hybrid Water Sunscreen is a chemical-led sunscreen pairing older filters such as octinoxate, octocrylene, and avobenzone with titanium dioxide. It wears to a balanced finish, feels lightweight, and keeps white cast low, though it can sometimes sting. The formula is generally low in pore-clogging potential and okay under makeup. With a score of 67.1 and moderate protection, it is a middle-of-the-road daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
55
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #15, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −7.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −1.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #19
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #15
- −2 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #22, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-2)
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Fabric stains
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #15, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #19
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #9, hyaluronic family
- → 3 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sorbitol)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #19
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylate-13)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (25)
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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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)
- ↑ 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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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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11 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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13 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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14 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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19 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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21 Ceteareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is the Moody Hybrid Water Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is chemical-led, pairing older filters such as octinoxate, octocrylene, and avobenzone with titanium dioxide.
Does the Moody Hybrid Water Sunscreen leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low. Despite the titanium dioxide, it generally wears without a heavy cast.
Is this sunscreen good?
Its score is 67.1 out of 100 with moderate protection. The lightweight, low-cast feel is a plus, but the older filter set keeps it middle of the road.