Ethicare remedies UV Med SPF Gel
75/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
100
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #2, UV filter
- +48 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +24.6 Zinc Oxide at #20, UV filter (UVA1 +10.8)
- +9.9 Titanium Dioxide at #21, UV filter (UVA1 +1.5)
- −5.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −27.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- −1.3 UVA1 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Low
27
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #20
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #21
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −6 Tinosorb M, 2% declared, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Oxybenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Zinc Oxide at #20
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #21
- −6 Cera Alba at #12, wax film
- −2 Kokum Butter at #17, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
61
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Kokum Butter)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteth-10 Phosphate)
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Fabric stains
High
23
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #2, yellow stains on white cotton
- −2 Zinc Oxide at #20, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Kokum Butter)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (25)
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 (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 48 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 6 2% declared, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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8 Egms
Supporting ingredient
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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10 Silicon Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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12 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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13 PVP Polymer
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Kokum Butter
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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20 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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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)
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22 EDTA
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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23 Gum Binder
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia