Yves Rocher Hydra Vegetal Normal To Combination Skin Spf 25
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Yves Rocher Hydra Vegetal Normal to Combination Skin SPF 25 is a chemical sunscreen using an older-generation filter set including octocrylene and homosalate. It has a matte, lightweight finish with a low white-cast reading and works well as a makeup base. Pore-clogging is low, though the sting reading is medium, so avoid the eye area. Protection is rated moderate and the score is 64.9/100, a middling option better suited to light daily use than intense sun.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
54
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #6, UV filter
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #9, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −9.6 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −11 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #7
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #7
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #7
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #7), fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (35)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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 (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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7 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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14 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Solvent base, the water phase
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does the Yves Rocher Hydra Vegetal Normal To Combination Skin Spf 25 work under makeup?
Yes, it rates well as a makeup base. The matte, lightweight finish helps it sit smoothly under foundation.
Mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using an older-generation set of octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, homosalate, and avobenzone, with no mineral filters.
Does the Yves Rocher Hydra Vegetal Normal To Combination Skin Spf 25 sting the eyes?
It may. The sting reading is medium, so it is sensible to keep it away from the immediate eye area.