Oars and Alps Everyday Anti-Aging Face Moisturizer With SPF 37
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Oars and Alps Everyday Anti-Aging Face Moisturizer with SPF 37 is a chemical sunscreen using octocrylene with zinc oxide on older-generation chemistry, giving good protection. It wears balanced and lightweight with a low white cast and does not commonly sting. The low breakout trigger is generally friendly, and it works okay under makeup. Scoring 73.3/100, it is a practical daily moisturizer-with-SPF for everyday face care.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 37)
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Health safety
High
70
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #1 (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
87
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Zinc Oxide, 6% declared
- +1 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 6% declared
- −5 Behenyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #21, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #28, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 3 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 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.
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (32)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 14 6% declared
- ↑ 8 6% declared
- ↑ 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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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10 Calcium
Supporting ingredient
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11 Sodium
Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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17 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
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19 Erythritol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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23 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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25 Phytosterols
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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26 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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32 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
Does Oars and Alps Anti-Aging Moisturizer leave a white cast?
No, its white cast is low even with zinc oxide present, since it is mostly chemical. It generally wears balanced and lightweight without a chalky look.
Is the Oars and Alps Everyday Anti-Aging Face Moisturizer With SPF 37 good under makeup?
It works okay as a makeup base and wears lightweight, so it can sit under foundation. The low breakout trigger is generally friendlier for blemish-prone skin.
Is this any good?
It scores 73.3/100 with good protection, a practical result for a daily moisturizer with SPF. It suits everyday face care more than heavy sun exposure.