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Obagi Hydrafactor® Broad Spectrum SPF 30

Obagi Hydrafactor® Broad Spectrum SPF 30

60/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 48
  • +22 Benzophenone-3 at #1, UV filter
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
  • +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • −4 UVB coverage saturated
  • −2.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
  • ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

Low 14
  • +100 Starting score
  • −70 Oxybenzone at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens

Low 94
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 43
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Oxybenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Oleate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 35
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −20 Oxybenzone at #1, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
  • → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #9, hyaluronic family
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

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Full ingredient list (26)

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.

  1. 1 Benzophenone-3

    Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 22 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
  2. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 8 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)

    • ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  5. 5 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  8. 8 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  9. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  10. Botanical extract

  11. 11 Dextrin

    Supporting ingredient

  12. 12 Polysorbate 20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
  13. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  15. 15 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  16. 16 Carbomer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  17. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  18. 18 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  19. 19 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  20. 20 Hexylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  21. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. 22 Sorbitan Oleate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  23. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  24. 24 Ubiquinone

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  25. 25 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

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