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Clinique Smart Custom Repair Moisturizer, Spf 15

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CATEGORY

daily use SPF

BRAND

Clinique

DATA LAST UPDATED

March 08, 2024

Health Concerns

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • HIGH
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • HIGH
    Use Restrictions

Efficacy Concerns

  • Caution We have flagged this product with 2 concerns
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    Sunscreens can break down while still in the bottle. To be safe dispose of products when the mixture clumps or separates.

    This product contains chemical active ingredient(s) that the FDA does not have enough health safety data to classify as safe and effective: AVOBENZONE , OCTISALATE. This product should not be used on kids younger than 3 years old.
  • moderate
    UVA/UVB Balance

Ingredient Scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

AVOBENZONE active ingredient 3%
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (BENZOIC ACID, 4-T-BUTYLBENZOIC ACID, BENZALDEHYDE, P-ANISIC ACID, ACETOPHENONE, and DIBENZOYLMETHANE)
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OCTISALATE active ingredient 5%
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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GLYCERIN
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate)
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BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (SALICYLIC ACID)
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POLYESTER-8
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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OCTYLDODECYL NEOPENTANOATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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BEHENYL ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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BUTYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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MYRISTYL MYRISTATE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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CETYL ESTERS
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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PLANKTON EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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CENTAURIUM ERYTHRAEA (CENTAURY) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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SIGESBECKIA ORIENTALIS EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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ALGAE/SEAWEED/KELP EXTRACT (species unspecified)
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Contamination concerns (IODINE, ARSENIC, and LEAD)
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CAFFEINE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low)
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WHEY PROTEIN
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Neurotoxicity (low), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Contamination concerns (PHENOXYETHANOL, METHYLPARABEN, ETHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN, BUTYLPARABEN, and ISOBUTYLPARABEN), Biochemical or cellular level changes (low)
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NYLON-12
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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SUCROSE
Data Availability: Robust
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CONCERNS
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BIOTIN
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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ERGOTHIONEINE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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MYRISTYL LAURATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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LAURYL PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS Contamination concerns (CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CYCLOTETRASILOXANE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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POLYETHYLENE
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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AMINOPROPYL ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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GLYCINE SOJA PROTEIN
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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PEG-100 STEARATE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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STEARETH-21
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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SACCHAROMYCES/XYLINUM BLACK TEA FERMENT
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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DIMETHICONE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate), Persistence and bioaccumulation (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (CYCLOPENTASILOXANE and CYCLOTETRASILOXANE)
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ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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ASTROCARYUM MURUMURU SEED BUTTER
Data Availability: None
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CONCERNS
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TRISILOXANE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Contamination concerns (CYCLOPENTASILOXANE and CYCLOTETRASILOXANE)
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CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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TOCOPHERYL ACETATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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MYRISTYL ALCOHOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
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SODIUM HYALURONATE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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HEXYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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CALCIUM CHLORIDE
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS
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HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS
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SODIUM BENZOATE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate)
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CITRIC ACID
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate)
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SODIUM CITRATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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LECITHIN
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), Multiple, additive exposure sources (low), Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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DISODIUM EDTA
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Enhanced skin absorption, Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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POTASSIUM SORBATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
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PHENOXYETHANOL
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Use restrictions (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high), Occupational hazards (high)
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FD&C Yellow No. 5 (CI 19140)
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Neurotoxicity (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Persistence and bioaccumulation (moderate), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Contamination concerns (BIPHENYL-2-YLAMINE, CADMIUM, and 1-napthylamine)
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FD&C Red No. 4 (CI 14700)
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Cancer (low), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Use restrictions (high), Endocrine disruption (low)
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Ingredients from label

Active Ingredients: Avobenzone 3.0%, Octisalate 5.0%; Inactive Ingredients: WATERAQUAEAU, GLYCERIN, BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE, POLYESTER-8, OCTYLDODECYL NEOPENTANOATE, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, MYRISTYL MYRISTATE, CETYL ESTERS, AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER, PLANKTON EXTRACT, CENTAURIUM ERYTHRAEA (CENTAURY) EXTRACT, SIGESBECKIA ORIENTALIS (ST. PAUL'S WORT) EXTRACT, GLYCERYL STEARATE, ALGAE EXTRACT, CAFFEINE, WHEY PROTEINLACTIS PROTEINPROTEINE DU PETIT-LAIT, NYLON-12 ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8, SUCROSE, BIOTIN, ERGOTHIONEINE, MYRISTYL LAURATE, LAURYL PEG-9 POLYDIMETHYLSILOXYETHYL DIMETHICONE, POLYETHYLENE, AMINOPROPYL ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) PROTEIN, PEG-100 STEARATE, STEARETH-21, SACCHAROMYCES/XYLINUM/BLACK TEA FERMENT, DIMETHICONE, ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE, ASTROCARYUM MURUMURU SEED BUTTER, TRISILOXANE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, MYRISTYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM HYALURONATE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, SODIUM BENZOATE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, LECITHIN, DISODIUM EDTA, POTASSIUM SORBATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, YELLOW 5 (CI 19140), RED 4 (CI 14700)



Understanding scores

Not all sunscreen products are the same when it comes to sun protection and ingredient health hazards. The scoring system for EWG’s Guide to Sunscreens is designed to help the public find products that are safer, avoid ingredients of concern, and are more effective in reducing potential health harms from ultraviolet A and B exposure.

Every product in the guide gets a hazard and efficacy rating. The top scoring products have both a low hazard rating and an excellent UVA/UVB balance rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. Beyond this 1 to 10 ranking, the EWG VERIFIED® mark on a sunscreen means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Scoring legend
WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

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EWG VERIFIED

Beyond the hazard score, the EWG VERIFIED® mark on a sunscreen indicates that a sunscreen company’s ingredient disclosures show the product has met our full criteria to ensure it adheres to our strictest standards for efficacy, ingredient safety and transparency.

A SUNSCREEN CAN BECOME EWG VERIFIED IF IT:
  • Meets EWG's criteria for overall product hazard score
  • Is formulated to provide balanced UVA/ UVB protection
  • Does not contain any ingredients on EWG's "Unacceptable" list
  • Discloses all ingredients, including those in fragrance.

You can review EWG’s full criteria for the EWG VERIFIED mark here.


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Find shade - or make it

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