Simple Kind To Skin Protecting Light Moisturizer Spf 15
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Simple Kind To Skin Protecting Light Moisturizer SPF 15 is a chemical daily moisturizer built on older-generation filters including Avobenzone, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid. It has a balanced, lightweight feel with a low white cast and is low on the pore-clogging scale, though it may sting somewhat near the eyes. Protection rates good and the overall score is 71.1/100. The SPF 15 level suits light daily wear rather than extended sun.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +14 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- −1.4 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, 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
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Ensulizole at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Stearic Acid at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glycol Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 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 →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
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
- ✨ Allantoin
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (24)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 14 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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12 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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13 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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14 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths 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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19 Carbomer
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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21 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen built on older-generation filters including Avobenzone, Octocrylene, and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. There is no mineral pigment in the formula.
Does the Simple Kind To Skin Protecting Light Moisturizer Spf 15 sting the eyes?
It carries a medium sting rating, so it may cause some stinging if it gets near the eyes. Care around the eye area is generally advised.
What SPF is the Simple light moisturizer?
It is SPF 15, suited to light daily wear rather than extended sun. It scores 71.1/100 with a good protection rating and a low white cast.