Revolution Skincare Moisture Cream SPF30 Normal to Oily Skin
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Revolution Skincare Moisture Cream SPF30 for Normal to Oily Skin is a chemical moisturizer with SPF, using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (avobenzone), and Octocrylene. It has a balanced, lightweight finish, a low chance of white cast, and is generally gentle and non-stinging. Pore-clogging concerns are low, fitting its normal-to-oily positioning. With a score of 64.8/100 and moderate protection, it works best as light daily wear rather than primary high-exposure defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
38
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #6, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +9.6 Octocrylene at #13, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #13, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
71
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #2, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −50 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #13, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- → 1 Glycerin at #17, the anchor humectant
- → 7 4 strong humectants (Betaine, Urea, Sorbitol, …)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (27)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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4 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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14 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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17 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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20 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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22 Serine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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24 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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25 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
Is this Revolution Skincare cream good for oily skin?
It is positioned for normal-to-oily skin and has low pore-clogging concerns with a lightweight, balanced finish. It is generally gentle and non-stinging.
Is the Revolution Skincare Moisture Cream SPF30 Normal to Oily Skin mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (avobenzone), and Octocrylene.
Is this sunscreen any good?
It scores 64.8/100 with moderate protection at SPF 30. It works best as light daily wear rather than primary high-exposure defense.