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Clinique for Men Broad Spectrum SPF 21 Moisturizer

Labeler: CLINIQUE LABORATORIES

SPF 21 as labeled

U.S. formulation · record last retrieved 22 September 2026

Quick facts

Does Clinique for Men Broad Spectrum SPF 21 Moisturizer list fragrance?

We cannot say whether fragrance is listed. The ingredient list stored for this record is not recorded as complete.

What are the active ingredients in Clinique for Men Broad Spectrum SPF 21 Moisturizer?

The Active ingredients block printed on the label reads: Avobenzone 3.0% Octinoxate 7.4% Octisalate 5.0% Oxybenzone 2.0%

Is Clinique for Men Broad Spectrum SPF 21 Moisturizer mineral-only?

No. The ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation names Avobenzone, Octinoxate, Octisalate, and Oxybenzone.

Does Clinique for Men Broad Spectrum SPF 21 Moisturizer contain oxybenzone?

Yes. Oxybenzone is listed in the ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation.

Each answer restates the ingredient list stored for this record. It does not predict whether your skin will react.

What is listed

The ingredient declaration stored for this formulation, reproduced exactly as it was recorded from the source below.

Avobenzone | Octinoxate | Octisalate | Oxybenzone | Fd&C Yellow No. 5 | Fd&C Yellow No. 6 | D&C Red No. 33 | Agar, Unspecified | Zeolite A | Limosilactobacillus Reuteri | Cetrimonium Chloride | Water | Butylene Glycol | Dimethicone | Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate | Cetostearyl Alcohol | Peg-100 Stearate | Silica, Trimethylsilyl Capped | Barley | Cucumber | Helianthus Annuus Seedcake | Cholesterol | Cetearyl Glucoside | Propylene Glycol Dicaprate | Tridecyl Trimellitate | Hydrogenated Soybean Lecithin | Stearyl Alcohol | Tridecyl Stearate | Isododecane | Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate | Povidone, Unspecified | Oleth-10 | Laureth-4 | Laureth-23 | Caprylyl Glycol | Hexylene Glycol | High Density Polyethylene | Tromethamine | Carbomer Homopolymer, Unspecified Type | Sodium Citrate, Unspecified Form | Edetate Disodium Anhydrous | Potassium Sorbate | Phenoxyethanol

43 entries · the stored declaration is recorded as incomplete. An incomplete list is treated as unknown, never as a pass.

What each ingredient generally does

Each entry that matched a canonical ingredient, with the function recorded for it. These notes describe the role an ingredient plays in a formulation. They do not assess an ingredient.

  • Avobenzone

    UV filter (filters UV rays)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)

    An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up under sun exposure. On labels it also appears as Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.

  • Octinoxate

    UV filter (filters UV rays)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)

    An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up when exposed to sunlight. You'll often see it listed as Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.

  • Octisalate

    UV filter (filters UV rays)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)

    An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, and doubles as a light stabilizer to keep the formula steady in sun. It also appears on labels as Ethylhexyl Salicylate.

  • Oxybenzone

    UV filter (filters UV rays)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)Restricted in the EU

    Oxybenzone is an organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also works as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up under sun exposure. On labels it often appears as Benzophenone-3.

  • CI 19140

    Colorant (adds color)Hair dyeing (colors hair)Restricted in the EU

    CI 19140 is a yellow color used to shade the product. It's a colorant and can also be used to dye hair. You may see it listed as Tartrazine.

    listed as “Fd&C Yellow No. 5”

  • CI 15985

    Colorant (adds color)

    A colorant used to give the product its color. On labels it may also appear as Yellow 6 or Sunset Yellow.

    listed as “Fd&C Yellow No. 6”

  • CI 17200

    Colorant (adds color)Hair dyeing (colors hair)Restricted in the EU

    CI 17200 is a color added to tint the product. It works as a colorant and can also be used to dye hair.

    listed as “D&C Red No. 33”

  • Agar

    Binder (holds the formula together)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A gel-forming ingredient that adjusts the product's thickness and helps hold the mix together. It also contributes fragrance.

    listed as “Agar, Unspecified”

  • No general role is recorded for this ingredient in the inventory we hold. That is a gap in our record, not a statement about the ingredient.

  • No general role is recorded for this ingredient in the inventory we hold. That is a gap in our record, not a statement about the ingredient.

  • Cetrimonium Chloride

    Antistatic (reduces static)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    Cetrimonium Chloride helps oil and water mix and reduces static cling. It also acts as a preservative to keep the formula from spoiling and works against microbes.

  • Water

    Antiplaque (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

    The base liquid that most of the other ingredients dissolve or spread into. It carries the formula and helps condition the skin surface.

  • Butylene Glycol

    Fragrance ingredient (scent)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A multitasking liquid that acts as a humectant, solvent, and thickness adjuster, and carries a scent role. It draws in and holds moisture, dissolves other ingredients, and helps set the product's texture.

  • Dimethicone

    Antifoaming (stops the formula foaming)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

    A silicone that softens and smooths skin feel and forms a protective layer on the surface. It also cuts down foam during production, keeping the formula settled.

  • Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate

    Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. In practice, it helps the product spread easily and leaves a smooth finish.

  • Cetearyl Alcohol

    Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Foam boosting (increases foam from other ingredients)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A workhorse ingredient that softens skin feel, adjusts thickness, helps oil and water mix, and keeps the blend stable. In practice it thickens the product, keeps it from separating, gives a smooth feel, and can make the product look opaque. Despite its name, it behaves like a waxy solid, not a drying alcohol.

    listed as “Cetostearyl Alcohol”

  • PEG-100 Stearate

    Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    A cleansing surfactant, meaning it helps lift away oil and dirt. It's often paired with other emulsifiers in creams.

  • Silica Silylate

    Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Antifoaming (stops the formula foaming)Bulking agent (adds volume)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A treated silica powder that helps hold the mix together, adjusts thickness, and adds bulk. It softens skin feel, reduces foaming, and keeps powders free-flowing.

    listed as “Silica, Trimethylsilyl Capped”

  • Hordeum Distichon Extract

    Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

    An extract from barley that works as a skin-protecting ingredient. It helps shield the skin's surface.

    listed as “Barley”

  • No general role is recorded for this ingredient in the inventory we hold. That is a gap in our record, not a statement about the ingredient.

  • Helianthus Annuus Seedcake

    Abrasive (physically scrubs)Bulking agent (adds volume)

    The leftover pressed material from sunflower seeds, used as an abrasive and a bulking agent. As an abrasive it adds scrubbing texture, and as a bulking agent it adds body to the formula.

  • Cholesterol

    Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    Cholesterol is a multitasker that softens and smooths the skin feel while helping oil and water mix. It also adjusts the product's thickness and helps keep the formula stable in light. On a label it can appear simply as cholesterol.

  • Cetearyl Glucoside

    Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    A cleansing agent that also helps oil and water mix. It keeps the watery and oily parts of the product blended together and helps lift away dirt.

  • Propylene Glycol Dicaprate

    Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. It gives the product a lighter, more spreadable texture on skin.

  • Tridecyl Trimellitate

    Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    An emollient oil that softens and smooths skin feel. It leaves a conditioned surface and gives the product a smooth glide as it spreads.

  • No reviewed note yet.

  • Stearyl Alcohol

    Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Foam boosting (increases foam from other ingredients)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Refatting (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    Stearyl Alcohol is a multi-tasker that helps oil and water mix, keeps the blend stable, and adjusts thickness. It softens and smooths skin feel, makes the product look opaque, boosts foam, and adds scent.

  • Tridecyl Stearate

    Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    A skin-conditioning emollient that softens and smooths. It adds a smooth, cushioned feel to how the product goes on.

  • Isododecane

    Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)

    A light fluid that acts as a solvent, keeping other ingredients dissolved and evenly blended. It also softens skin feel and can carry fragrance. It leaves a quick, non-heavy finish as it spreads.

  • Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate

    Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Smoothing (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A multi-tasking ingredient that conditions and smooths skin, helps oil and water mix, and adjusts thickness. In practice, it keeps the formula blended, gives it body, and leaves a smooth feel.

  • Pvp

    Antistatic (reduces static)Binder (holds the formula together)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Hair fixing (holds hair in place)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    PVP is a multitasking ingredient that forms a film, binds ingredients together, and adjusts thickness. It also helps keep the mix stable, holds hair in place, and reduces static.

    listed as “Povidone, Unspecified”

  • Oleth-10

    Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    A cleansing agent and emulsifier that helps oil and water mix. This keeps the water and oil parts blended and helps lift away oils during use.

  • Laureth-4

    Antistatic (reduces static)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    This is a multi-use ingredient that helps oil and water mix and helps lift away dirt and oil. It also reduces static and can add scent.

  • Laureth-23

    Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    A cleansing agent that lifts away dirt and oil. It also helps oil and water mix so the formula stays blended.

  • Caprylyl Glycol

    Deodorant (masks or reduces odor)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    A multi-tasker that conditions skin and hair and acts as a deodorant. As an emollient it softens and smooths, leaving skin feeling conditioned.

  • Hexylene Glycol

    Fragrance ingredient (scent)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    A multi-tasking ingredient that acts as a solvent, dissolving other ingredients so they blend evenly. It also helps oil and water mix, cleanses, adds scent, and conditions the skin.

  • Polyethylene

    Abrasive (physically scrubs)Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    Polyethylene is a plastic-type material that acts as a mild scrub particle, a film former, and a thickness adjuster. That means it can smooth or polish the skin surface, leave a thin coating as the product dries, and adjust how thick the formula is.

    listed as “High Density Polyethylene”

  • Tromethamine

    Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EU

    Tromethamine is a buffering agent that helps hold the product's acidity steady. It also adds fragrance.

  • Carbomer

    Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Gel forming (sets the formula into a gel)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A thickener that adjusts how thick the product is and forms a gel. It also keeps oil and water blends from separating, holding the texture together.

    listed as “Carbomer Homopolymer, Unspecified Type”

  • Sodium Citrate

    Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)Fragrance ingredient (scent)

    A buffering agent that keeps the product's acidity steady. It also binds trace metals that would otherwise spoil the formula.

    listed as “Sodium Citrate, Unspecified Form”

  • Disodium EDTA

    Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    An ingredient that binds trace metals that would otherwise spoil the formula, and helps adjust its thickness. This keeps the product stable over time.

    listed as “Edetate Disodium Anhydrous”

  • Potassium Sorbate

    Fragrance ingredient (scent)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)

    A salt used mainly as a preservative to keep the product from spoiling. It also contributes to fragrance. In practice, it helps the formula stay stable over time.

  • Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)

    This is a preservative that fights microbes. It helps keep the product from spoiling over time.

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Source quality

Source
DailyMed drug label
Source record
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=2e9463df-1c71-465f-9820-6cedefe07ad7
Retrieved
22 September 2026
Market
United States
Version
v1 of this U.S. formulation
Source tier
Official label document (not independently verified by us)
Entries recorded
43
Record checksum
sha256:9ca9273dfe32add185818131059416c91ebc660668f4b07f126c2096ec79ff66

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