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Skin + Pharmacy Retinol Skin Repair SPF 30 Day Moisturizer

Skin + Pharmacy Retinol Skin Repair SPF 30 Day Moisturizer

52/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 48
  • +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
  • +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
  • +11.4 Homosalate at #5, UV filter
  • +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
  • −18.9 UVB coverage saturated
  • −5.7 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • ×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

Low 0
  • +100 Starting score
  • −70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −14 Homosalate at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • +0 3 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
  • +10.6 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens

Low 61
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
  • −4 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

High 15
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −6 Homosalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
  • −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel

Low 95
  • +100 Starting score
  • −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #11, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −1 Palmitic Acid at #18, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne

High 16
  • +100 Starting score
  • −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
  • −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

High 10
  • +100 Starting score
  • −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
  • −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #27, hyaluronic family
  • → 3 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
  • ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
  • → 4 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylamide)
  • ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (39)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 16 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  3. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 4 Benzophenone-3

    Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
  5. 5 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)

    • ↑ 11.4 UV protection
    • ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  7. 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
  8. 8 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  9. 9 Tapioca Starch

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  10. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  11. Botanical extract

    • ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
    • 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. 12 Benzyl Alcohol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  13. 13 C12-16 Alcohols

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  14. Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  15. 15 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  16. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  17. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  18. 18 Palmitic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  19. 19 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  20. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  21. 21 Polyacrylamide

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  22. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  23. 23 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  24. 24 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  25. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  26. 26 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  27. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  28. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  29. 29 Dehydroacetic Acid

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  30. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  31. 31 Laureth-7

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  32. Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  33. Botanical extract

  34. 34 Hexyl Cinnamal

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  35. 35 Limonene

    Fragrance component, a declared allergen

  36. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  37. 37 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  38. 38 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  39. 39 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

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