Philosophy Miracle Worker SPF 50 Miraculous Anti-aging Fluid
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Philosophy Miracle Worker SPF 50 Miraculous Anti-Aging Fluid is a chemical sunscreen on an older-filter base of Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene and Benzophenone-3, with a little Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and may sting slightly for some users. Pore-clogging is low and it is an okay makeup base. With good protection and a 60.4/100 score it is a middle-of-the-road anti-aging fluid with sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
67
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #5, UV filter
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #27, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- β13.7 UVB coverage saturated
- β9.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β14 Homosalate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #22, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
- +5 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- β9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
32
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β11 Oxybenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Titanium Dioxide at #27
- β6 Polyethylene at #9, wax film
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Fungal acne
Safe
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
3
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β20 Oxybenzone at #5, yellow stains on white cotton
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- β2 Titanium Dioxide at #27, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Bentonite)
- β 1 Glycerin at #19, the anchor humectant
- β 1 Humectant polyols
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
- β 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- β¨ Aloe vera
- β¨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (33)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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 (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- β 20.9 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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6 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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8 PEG-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 6 wax film
- β 4 wax water lock
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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12 Hexyldecanol
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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19 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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20 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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21 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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28 Bentonite
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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29 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Philosophy Miracle Worker SPF 50 mineral or chemical?
It is primarily chemical, using older filters like Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate and Octocrylene, with a small amount of Titanium Dioxide added.
Does the Philosophy Miracle Worker SPF 50 Miraculous Anti-aging Fluid leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It wears as a lightweight fluid with a balanced finish, so it stays largely invisible on most skin tones.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 60.4/100, a middling result. Protection is rated good and pore- clogging is low, though it may sting slightly for some users.