Renee Cosmetics Pore Minimizing SPF 70 Sunscreen
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Renee Cosmetics Pore Minimizing SPF 70 Sunscreen is a chemical face sunscreen with a high labeled SPF 70 and an older-generation filter set of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene and avobenzone. It has a balanced finish with no noticeable white cast, feels lightweight, and is commonly low risk for clogging pores. Our 59.8/100 score places it in moderate protection territory, making it a serviceable daily option that works under makeup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
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- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +2 Label claims (SPF 70)
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Health safety
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −9 Retinyl Palmitate at #12, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
38
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- +0 Saccharomyces Polypeptides at #22, ferment, disputed Malassezia trigger (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #28, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, 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.
- ✨ Vitamin C
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (37)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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5 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the 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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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
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 9 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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14 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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25 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Lysolecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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28 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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29 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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30 Mannan
Supporting ingredient
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31 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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36 Fragrance
Fragrance
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pH adjuster
Does Renee Cosmetics SPF 70 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and has a balanced finish, so it should not leave a visible film.
Is the Renee Cosmetics Pore Minimizing SPF 70 Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using an older-generation filter set of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene and avobenzone-class chemistry.
Is Renee SPF 70 a good sunscreen?
It scores 59.8/100, landing in moderate protection. Despite the high labeled SPF 70, it is a serviceable daily option rather than a top performer, and it works under makeup.