Murad Essential-C Day Moisture Broad Spectrum Spf 30
54/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +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
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #5, UV filter
- β15.1 UVB coverage saturated
- β2.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β14 Homosalate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 3 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #25, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
- +7.1 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β2 2 declared fragrance allergens
- β10 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
High
22
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β11 Oxybenzone at #5, 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
- β4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
72
- +100 Starting score
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- β5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β20 Oxybenzone at #5, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 7 7 strong humectants (Panthenol, Betaine, Sodium PCA, β¦)
- β 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diisopropyl Sebacate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (50)
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 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- 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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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- β 20.9 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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6 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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18 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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20 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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21 Inositol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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22 Taurine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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23 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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29 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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34 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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35 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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40 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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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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46 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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48 Fragrance
Fragrance
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49 Yellow 6
Colorant or pigment
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50 Red 33
Colorant or pigment