myBuddy Face Cream SPF 50+
83/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
90
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −4.9 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −25 Tinosorb M at #3, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
67
- +100 Starting score
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 4 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
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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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 25 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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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8 Fructose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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11 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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13 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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17 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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23 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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24 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen