Teratu Beauty UV Protect Moist Sunscreen SPF 30
67/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Moderate
42
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +10.8 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #13, UV filter
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #21, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
☢️
Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #13 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #21, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #14, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
🤧
Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
🔥
Eye sting
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #21, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
🪨
Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #9
- +1.5 Volatile silicone at #7, flashes off
🔴
Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #24, moderate comedogenic signal
🍄
Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Lecithin)
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
👕
Fabric stains
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #14, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #21, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #9, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
💧
Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #32, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Polyglutamic Acid)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
✨
Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
💄
Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
🌊
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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (45)
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 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
-
5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
-
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
-
Supporting ingredient
-
Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
-
Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 10.8 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
-
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
19 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
20 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
21 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
-
22 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
Botanical extract
-
27 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
28 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Botanical extract
-
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
Botanical extract
-
Botanical extract
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable