OXY Daily Moisturizer SPF 15 For Sensitive Skin
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
OXY Daily Moisturizer SPF 15 For Sensitive Skin is a light moisturizer with sun protection from two older chemical filters, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a balanced finish with little white cast, feels lightweight, and sits low on the pore-clogging scale. It may sting somewhat on contact, so care near the eyes is advisable. With only SPF 15 its protection is rated moderate and it scores 61/100, making it a casual daily layer rather than a sunscreen for extended outdoor time.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
41
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −16 6 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
34
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #10
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #8, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #10
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #10
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #10), fast, even canvas
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
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16 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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19 Tea Tree Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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22 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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25 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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26 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is OXY Daily Moisturizer, and is it enough?
It is SPF 15, with protection rated moderate. That works as a casual daily layer, but it is not enough for extended outdoor time on its own.
Does the OXY Daily Moisturizer SPF 15 For Sensitive Skin sting or feel heavy?
It feels lightweight and sits low on the pore-clogging scale, but it may sting somewhat on contact, so apply carefully around the eyes.
Is it mineral or chemical, and is it any good?
It is a chemical moisturizer using two older filters, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. With SPF 15 it scores 61/100, suiting low-exposure daily use.