Stryx Daily Moisturizer SPF 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Stryx Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 is a chemical sunscreen that relies on a single older filter, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, shows little to no white cast, and is generally non-stinging. Its protection is rated weak and the score sits at 49.0/100, so it is better thought of as a light moisturizer than as dependable standalone sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
20
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.72 Avobenzone without a photostabilizer
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Coconut Oil at #10, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #18, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Coconut Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #15, hyaluronic family
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Coconut Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +20 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Bisabolol
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (29)
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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 20 film former
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- ↑ 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is Stryx Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 good sun protection?
It is better seen as a light moisturizer than dependable sun protection. Its protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0/100, since it relies on a single older filter, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Does the Stryx Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, it shows little to no white cast. The balanced, lightweight finish absorbs cleanly, so it is generally invisible on the skin.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using only Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. There is no zinc oxide or titanium dioxide in the formula.