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Marcelle Oil-Free Multi-Defense Lotion SPF 15

Marcelle SPF 15
Marcelle Oil-Free Multi-Defense Lotion SPF 15

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 25
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
  • +10 Menthyl Anthranilate at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +2)
  • +14 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #3, UV filter
  • ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety

Low 19
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −4.9 Meradimate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −40 Isobutylparaben at #27, EU-banned paraben
  • −12 Butylparaben at #24, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
  • −10 Propylparaben at #26, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
  • −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #25, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
  • +29 Shelf-chemistry block capped
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Low 77
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −7 Ensulizole at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 81
  • +100 Starting score
  • −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Laureth-23)
  • −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #17, hyaluronic family
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
  • → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (27)

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. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  2. UV filter

    • ↑ 10 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 4.9 Meradimate, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  3. Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 14 UV protection
    • ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
  4. 4 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  5. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 → nourishing light emollient
  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. 9 Triethanolamine

    pH adjuster

  10. 10 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
  11. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  12. 12 Laureth-23

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. 13 Nylon-12

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  14. 14 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  15. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  16. 16 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  17. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  18. 18 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  19. 19 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  20. 20 Methylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  21. 21 Trisodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  22. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  23. 23 Ethylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  24. 24 Butylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

    • ↓ 12 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
  25. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
  26. 26 Propylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

    • ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
  27. 27 Isobutylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

    • ↓ 40 EU-banned paraben
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