OXY Moisturiser SPF 15
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
OXY Moisturiser SPF 15 is a chemical, lightly protective daily moisturizer using older-generation filters Octocrylene and avobenzone. It keeps white cast low, stays lightweight and wears with a balanced finish, with a low pore-clogging profile. Makeup compatibility is okay. With only moderate protection at SPF 15 and a score of 59.5/100, it is best seen as light incidental cover rather than dedicated sun protection.
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
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −23 8 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −2 Essential oils (Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #14
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #9, 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, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Glyceryl 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
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #14
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #14
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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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 (28)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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
- ↑ 14 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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10 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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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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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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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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23 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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26 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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27 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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28 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
How much sun protection does OXY Moisturiser give?
Protection is only moderate at SPF 15, so it is best seen as light incidental cover rather than dedicated sun protection. It scores 59.5/100.
Is the OXY Moisturiser SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using older-generation filters Octocrylene and avobenzone. There are no mineral filters.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is kept low. It stays lightweight with a balanced finish and a low pore-clogging profile.