Tuel Daily Protect Oil Free Spf 30 Daytime Moisturizer
56/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Tuel Daily Protect Oil Free SPF 30 is a chemical daytime moisturizer using an older-school filter blend of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. The oil-free formula wears lightweight with a balanced finish and keeps white cast low, though it is rated as more likely to sting near the eyes. At 55.9/100 with protection rated moderate, it is a basic daily moisturizer with light sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
48
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- −15.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −6.1 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
3
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
28
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Oxybenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Stearic Acid at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #3, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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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 E
Full ingredient list (23)
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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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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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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6 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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11 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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15 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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20 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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23 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Tuel Daily Protect good for oily skin?
The oil-free formula wears lightweight with a balanced finish, and its pore-clogging potential is rated low, so it generally suits oilier skin. Be aware it is rated as more likely to sting near the eyes.
Is the Tuel Daily Protect Oil Free Spf 30 Daytime Moisturizer mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical daytime moisturizer, using an older-school blend of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Is it any good?
It scores 55.9/100 with protection rated moderate, a basic result. It works as a daily moisturizer with light sun defense rather than a high-exposure sunscreen.