Revive Skincare Moisturizing Renewal Cream SPF 15 UVB/UVA
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Revive Skincare Moisturizing Renewal Cream SPF 15 is a chemical, moisturizer-style sunscreen using older-generation filters, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and very low white cast, although it may sting sensitive eyes for some users. SPF 15 places it in the low-protection tier, which is reflected in its score near 49. It works best as a light daily moisturizer with mild sun cover rather than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
31
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
High
61
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #15, heavy oil
- +0.3 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
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Comedogenic
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Isostearate at #16, heavy comedogenic ester
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #53, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- +3 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #18, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Isostearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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 (62)
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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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7 Triolein
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
-
Supporting ingredient
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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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14 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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31 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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32 Carnosine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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34 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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38 Silybin
Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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43 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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44 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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45 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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51 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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56 Fragrance
Fragrance
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57 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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60 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
How much sun protection does SPF 15 give?
SPF 15 is low protection, and the measured rating here lands in the weak tier. It is best as a light daily moisturizer with mild sun cover rather than a main sunscreen.
Is the Revive Skincare Moisturizing Renewal Cream SPF 15 UVB/UVA mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Will the Revive Skincare Moisturizing Renewal Cream SPF 15 UVB/UVA leave a white cast?
White cast is unlikely. The ghost-mode rating is low, so it should stay nearly invisible on most skin tones.