Murad Anti-Aging Moisturiser Broad Spectrum SPF 30 PA+++
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Murad Anti-Aging Moisturiser Broad Spectrum SPF 30 PA+++ is a chemical day moisturizer with an older-school filter blend of Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and keeps white cast low, but it is rated as more likely to sting if it reaches the eyes. With a score of 59.8/100 and protection rated moderate, it works best as a daily moisturizer with light sun defense rather than a high-exposure sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
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- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- β5.6 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 30, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β8 4 declared fragrance allergens
- β4 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
High
29
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
- β8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- β5 Cetyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #18, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- β36 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Olivate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- +0 Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment at #24, ferment, disputed Malassezia trigger (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- β 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
- β 7 4 strong humectants (Betaine, Urea, Trehalose, β¦)
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Silica)
- β 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (58)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 7 film former
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9 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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11 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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12 Inositol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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13 Taurine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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14 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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28 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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32 PVP
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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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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38 Tea Tree Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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42 Chitosan
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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46 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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50 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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54 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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55 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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56 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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57 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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58 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Murad Anti-Aging Moisturiser sting the eyes?
It is rated as more likely to sting if it reaches the eyes. If you are sensitive around the eyes, apply carefully and avoid the immediate eye area.
Is the Murad Anti-Aging Moisturiser Broad Spectrum SPF 30 PA+++ mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical day moisturizer, using an older-school blend of Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Ethylhexyl Salicylate.
Is it any good?
It scores 59.8/100 with protection rated moderate. It works best as a daily moisturizer with light sun defense rather than a high-exposure sunscreen.