Top Ten Olive Oil Sunscreen Face Cream SPF 40
47/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Top Ten Olive Oil Sunscreen Face Cream SPF 40 leans on an older filter set: octinoxate, oxybenzone and titanium dioxide. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low, but it rates poorly as a makeup base. SPF 40 notwithstanding, the protection reads as weak and the dated filters weigh on it. The overall score of 46.8/100 places it near the bottom of this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
14
- +5.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #28, UV filter
- +6.6 Benzophenone-3 at #29, UV filter
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #30, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #29 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #28, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −21 8 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Oxybenzone at #29, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #28, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #30
- −12 Cera Alba at #4, wax film
- −15 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #3, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Paraffinum Liquidum at #7, heavy oil
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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
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −45 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Oleate)
- −50 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −42 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Oleate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −18 3 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +55 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #29, yellow stains on white cotton
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #30, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #16, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sorbitol)
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 9 2 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 19 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (41)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 45 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 15 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- 5 → dewy occlusive
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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15 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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17 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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20 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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22 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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27 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 5.4 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.6 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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33 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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39 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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40 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Top Ten Olive Oil Sunscreen Face Cream mineral or chemical?
It is mostly chemical, on an older blend of octinoxate and oxybenzone with some titanium dioxide.
Does the Top Ten Olive Oil Sunscreen Face Cream SPF 40 work under makeup?
It rates poorly as a makeup base and has a dewy finish, so it suits skincare-only use better than wearing under makeup.
Is it good?
It scores 46.8/100, near the bottom of this group. Protection reads as weak and the dated filters weigh on it, despite the SPF 40 label.