Rory Weightless Face Moisturizer SPF 28
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Rory Weightless Face Moisturizer SPF 28 is a daily moisturizer with sun protection, using chemical filters (ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate) alongside zinc oxide. True to its name, it wears lightweight with a balanced finish and keeps white cast low. It is low on the pore-clogging scale and does not commonly sting, though it is rated poor as a base under makeup. With good protection and a score of 72.8/100, it works well as an everyday moisturizer step, with the caveat that SPF 28 sits below the typical SPF 30 minimum.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #14, UV filter
- −1.8 UVB coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Zinc Oxide, 6% declared
- +1 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Octisalate at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 6% declared
- −1 Coconut Oil at #19, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isocetyl Stearate at #4, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Coconut Oil at #19, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Lecithin)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-100 Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 1 strong humectants (Sorbitol)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 2 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +23 3 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 14 6% declared
- ↑ 8 6% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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7 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths 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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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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16 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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30 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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32 Isomalt
Humectant, pulls water into the 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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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
What SPF is the Rory Weightless Face Moisturizer?
It is SPF 28, which sits just below the common SPF 30 daily minimum. Protection is still rated good for everyday moisturizer-level use.
Does the Rory Weightless Face Moisturizer SPF 28 work as a makeup base?
It is rated poor as a base under makeup, so makeup may not sit as smoothly over it. It does keep white cast low and wears lightweight on its own.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, using chemical filters ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and ethylhexyl salicylate alongside zinc oxide. That mix leans chemical with a mineral component.