Rate My SPF

OXY Daily Moisturizer SPF 15 For Sensitive Skin

OXY SPF 15
OXY Daily Moisturizer SPF 15 For Sensitive Skin

61/100 overall score

Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.

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

☀️

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
How we rate uv protection →
☢️

Health safety

High 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
How we rate health safety →
🤧

Allergens

Low 63
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −16 6 declared fragrance allergens
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
How we rate allergens →
👻

White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate white cast →
🔥

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
How we rate eye sting →
🪨

Heavy feel

Low 95
  • +100 Starting score
  • −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
How we rate heavy feel →
🔴

Comedogenic

Low 93
  • +100 Starting score
  • −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #8, heavy comedogenic ester
How we rate comedogenic →
🍄

Fungal acne

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
How we rate fungal acne →
👕

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
How we rate fabric stains →
💧

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)
How we rate moisture →

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #10
  • → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
How we rate finish →
💄

Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #10), fast, even canvas
How we rate makeup base →
🌊

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Octocrylene

    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
  3. 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
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 → nourishing light emollient
  5. 5 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
    • 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  6. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  7. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  9. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  10. 10 Alcohol Denat

    Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes

  11. 11 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  12. 12 Sodium Hydroxide

    pH adjuster

  13. 13 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  14. 14 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  15. 15 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  16. 16 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  17. 17 Salicylic Acid

    Supporting ingredient

  18. 18 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  19. 19 Tea Tree Oil

    Plant oil, an emollient

  20. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  21. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  22. 22 Eugenol

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  23. 23 Hexyl Cinnamal

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  24. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  25. 25 Citronellol

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  26. 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.

← all products