Revuele Retinol Moisturizer SPF 30
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Revuele Retinol Moisturizer SPF 30 is a hybrid moisturizer with sun protection from Ethylhexyl Dimethyl PABA, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and the modern filter Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid. It has a balanced, lightweight finish and little to no white cast, though it can sting slightly near the eyes. Protection is rated good and the score is 71.9/100, a reasonable everyday moisturizer with built-in SPF 30.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
75
- +18 Ethylhexyl Dimethyl PABA at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +26.6 Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +9.5)
- −7.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Padimate O at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #14, 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 (Ethylhexyl Dimethyl PABA)
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Eye sting
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Padimate O at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #10, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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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
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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 E
Full ingredient list (23)
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 (Padimate O), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Mexoryl SX)
- ↑ 26.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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18 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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23 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Revuele Retinol Moisturizer SPF 30 a real sunscreen?
It is a moisturizer with built-in SPF 30, rated good for protection. It works as an everyday cream with sun coverage and scores 71.9/100.
Is the Revuele Retinol Moisturizer SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid using chemical filters including Ethylhexyl Dimethyl PABA, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. The lightweight formula stays close to clear, though it can sting slightly near the eyes.