Skin Saints Vitamin C SPF 30 Replenishing Day Moisturiser
52/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Skin Saints Vitamin C SPF 30 Replenishing Day Moisturiser is a chemical sunscreen on older filters including Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight with low white cast, and works okay under makeup, with low breakout risk. Protection is rated moderate and the score is 51.6, so it is best seen as a vitamin C day moisturizer with added sun protection rather than a dedicated high-SPF sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +11.4 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −9.4 UVB 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
- −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- +6.6 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −2 2 declared fragrance allergens
- −10 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −7 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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Eye sting
Medium
34
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #8, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #9, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −28 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 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 C
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (34)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (4-MBC)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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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Botanical extract
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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14 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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32 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
What SPF is Skin Saints Vitamin C moisturiser?
It is SPF 30 with protection rated moderate and a score of 51.6. It is a vitamin C day moisturizer with added sun protection rather than a dedicated sunscreen.
Does the Skin Saints Vitamin C SPF 30 Replenishing Day Moisturiser leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is balanced, so it generally wears clear and stays lightweight.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using older filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.