Revision Skincare Intellishade® Clear
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Revision Skincare Intellishade Clear is an old-school chemical formula built on Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It wears balanced and lightweight with a low white cast and works well under makeup, though it may sting sensitive eyes a little. Protection is rated moderate and the score of 61.1 places it in the middle of the pack as a daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
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- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- −5.6 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
44
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Boron Nitride)
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #26, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Boron Nitride)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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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
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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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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Humectant, pulls water into the 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
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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25 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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30 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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33 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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36 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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38 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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39 Steareth-10
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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44 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Revision Intellishade Clear good?
It scores 61.1 out of 100 with moderate rated protection. It is a middle-of-the-pack daily option that wears well under makeup.
Does the Revision Skincare Intellishade® Clear leave a white cast?
No, it stays low on white cast with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is the Revision Skincare Intellishade® Clear mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical formula using Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Ethylhexyl Salicylate.