MooGoo Cover Up Buttercup Spf 15 Natural Moisturiser
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
MooGoo Cover Up Buttercup SPF 15 is a natural moisturiser with a pure mineral Zinc Oxide filter. It has a dewy finish suited to drier skin, but the texture is on the heavier side and white cast is moderate, as is typical of zinc formulas. Breakout-trigger is low and it does not sting. The score of 69.3 out of 100 reflects moderate protection from its low SPF 15, so it is best for everyday incidental exposure rather than long sun.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #21, wax film
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #5, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Squalane at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #23, hyaluronic family
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate)
- → 15 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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3 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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14 Guar Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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15 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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18 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Ceteareth-12
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
Does MooGoo Cover Up Buttercup SPF 15 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated moderate, typical of a zinc formula, so some residue can show. It has a dewy finish that suits drier skin.
Is the MooGoo Cover Up Buttercup Spf 15 Natural Moisturiser mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral moisturiser filtered with Zinc Oxide, with no chemical UV filters.
Is SPF 15 enough?
It scores 69.3 out of 100 with moderate protection from its low SPF 15. It is best for everyday incidental exposure rather than long sun sessions.