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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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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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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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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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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UV filter
- ↑ 10 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 4.9 Meradimate, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 14 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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10 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Laureth-23
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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23 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Butylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 12 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 40 EU-banned paraben