Redblocker Day Cream SPF 15
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Redblocker Day Cream is a chemical SPF 15 day cream using Titanium Dioxide, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a dewy finish, feels lightweight and leaves a low white cast, so it commonly suits drier skin. It does not sting and is generally low for pore-clogging, performing okay under makeup. With an overall score of 61.3/100 and only moderate SPF 15 protection, it suits low daily exposure rather than long sun time.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −0.3 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −11 BHA at #29, on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
- −10 Propylparaben at #33, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −2 2 declared fragrance allergens
- −10 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #5 (nano)
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Eye sting
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #10, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #25, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Stearate, Laureth-7)
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Fabric stains
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #9, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #19, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 3 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation (nano)
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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 (39)
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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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (nano)
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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26 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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29 BHA
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
- ↓ 11 on a regulatory carcinogenicity watchlist (IARC 2B)
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30 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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32 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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35 Fragrance
Fragrance
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36 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
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37 Ci 42090
Colorant or pigment
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38 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is Redblocker Day Cream?
It is SPF 15, which is moderate protection, so it suits low daily exposure rather than long sun time. The finish is dewy.
Does the Redblocker Day Cream SPF 15 have a white cast?
No, the white cast is low and it feels lightweight. The dewy finish commonly suits drier skin.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It uses both: mineral Titanium Dioxide and chemical Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. The overall score is 61.3/100.