Pond's Bright Beauty Serum Cream SPF 15
60/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
46
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #27, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −17 9 declared fragrance allergens
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White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- +1 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 7 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #12
- −8 Stearic Acid at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Isopropyl Myristate at #11, heavy comedogenic ester
- −15 Palmitic Acid at #2, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Laureth-23)
- −22 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #12, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (44)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 15 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 18 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 18 minor malassezia feeder
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Supporting ingredient
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14 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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16 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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Supporting ingredient
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22 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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31 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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40 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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42 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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43 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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44 Ci 14700
Colorant or pigment