MORIGANIC UV Watery Sun Cream
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
MORIGANIC UV Watery Sun Cream is a chemical sunscreen using Titanium Dioxide, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Avobenzone, and Octocrylene. The watery texture wears balanced with a low white cast, feels lightweight, and is generally low on pore-clogging, while working okay under makeup. Protection is rated moderate. Scoring 65.3/100, it is a comfortable lightweight choice, though its moderate protection and older filters keep it mid-tier.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #9, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #17, UV filter
- −4.8 UVB coverage saturated
- −2 UVA2 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 #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #17, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- +2.4 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #17, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
High
39
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #17, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #18, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #33, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Polyglutamic Acid)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 6 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (47)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Botanical extract
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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18 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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27 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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28 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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30 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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32 Sodium Dna
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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36 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Does MORIGANIC UV Watery Sun Cream leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low, so it generally rubs in clear. The watery texture wears lightweight with a balanced finish.
Is the MORIGANIC UV Watery Sun Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using Titanium Dioxide with Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Avobenzone, and Octocrylene.
Is it any good?
It scores 65.3/100 with protection rated moderate. It is a comfortable lightweight choice, though its moderate protection keeps it mid-tier.