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Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer
Labeler: CLINIQUE LABORATORIES
SPF 20 as labeled
U.S. formulation · record last retrieved 22 September 2026
Quick facts
Does Even Better Skin Tone Correcting 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 Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer?
The Active ingredients block printed on the label reads: Avobenzone 3.0% Octisalate 5.0% Octocrylene 2.7%
Is Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer mineral-only?
No. The ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation names Avobenzone, Octisalate, and Octocrylene.
Does Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer contain oxybenzone?
We cannot say whether oxybenzone is listed. The ingredient list stored for this record is not recorded as complete.
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.
62 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.
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.
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.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also serves as a light stabilizer, helping keep other filters and the formula intact under sunlight.
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.
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)A liquid that conditions skin and hair and acts as a solvent. It softens skin feel and helps dissolve and spread other ingredients in the mix.
Nylon-12
Bulking agent (adds volume)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A fine powder that adds bulk and adjusts the product's thickness. It also makes the formula more opaque, so it looks less clear. In practice, it can give a smooth, powdery feel.
Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. In practice it gives the product a lighter, easier-to-spread texture.
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Ascorbyl Glucoside is a form of vitamin C used purely as an antioxidant. That means it helps keep the formula from spoiling as it's exposed to air.
Cetyl Esters soften and smooth the skin. They give the product a silky feel and help it glide on.
listed as “Cetyl Esters Wax”
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.
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”
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A thickening agent that adjusts how thick or fluid the product is. In practice it gives the sunscreen its body and helps it hold together.
Yeast
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A skin-conditioning ingredient that helps leave skin feeling smooth.
listed as “Yeast, Unspecified”
This is an extract from birch bark, used in the product for flavor and fragrance. Its job is to give the formula its scent.
listed as “Betula Pubescens Bark”
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 reviewed note yet.
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.
Wheat bran here acts as an abrasive, adding grit that helps physically scrub the skin. It also fills out the formula to give it body.
listed as “Wheat Bran”
Saccharomyces Lysate
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A skin-conditioning ingredient made by breaking down yeast cells. It helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.
This is juice pressed from the pomegranate fruit, used to add fragrance and to condition skin. So it lends a scent and helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.
listed as “Pomegranate Juice”
No reviewed note yet.
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.
Rice bran that works as a mild abrasive and a bulking agent that fills out the formula. It provides a scrubbing texture and adds body to the product.
listed as “Rice Bran”
Grapefruit peel used to condition the skin and to add scent. It helps skin feel soft and gives the product a fragrance.
listed as “Citrus Maxima Fruit Rind”
A moisture-holding, dissolving ingredient. It draws in and holds water and helps other ingredients dissolve evenly into the formula.
listed as “Polyethylene Glycol 300”
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.
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.
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Glyceryl Stearate is an emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. It also acts as an emulsifier, keeping the oil and water parts blended together.
listed as “Glyceryl Monostearate”
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.
Glycerin
Denaturant (makes alcohol undrinkable)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Humectant (holds moisture)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)Glycerin draws in and holds moisture while conditioning and protecting skin. It also dissolves other ingredients, adjusts thickness, and can add scent. On labels it may appear as glycerol.
Steareth-21
Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Steareth-21 helps oil and water mix and works as a cleansing agent. That means it holds the water and oil parts together in a stable blend and helps rinse away grime.
Here it works as a skin-conditioning ingredient and contributes to fragrance and scent. It helps condition skin and adds to how the product smells.
No reviewed note yet.
No reviewed note yet.
Tromethamine
Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Restricted in the EUTromethamine is a buffering agent that helps hold the product's acidity steady. It also adds fragrance.
Sucrose
Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Soothing (CosIng functional class)Sucrose is a sugar used here to draw in and hold moisture. It helps keep the product from drying out while conditioning and soothing skin feel.
Salicylic Acid
Anti-seborrheic (CosIng functional class)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Keratolytic (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Restricted in the EUThis is a multi-tasking acid that conditions skin and hair, works as a preservative to keep the formula from spoiling, and lends a scent. It also acts as a keratolytic, meaning it helps loosen and shed surface skin cells, and helps manage oiliness.
A moisture-grabbing ingredient that draws in and holds water. That keeps skin conditioned and helps it feel supple. It's the salt form of hyaluronic acid.
listed as “Hyaluronate Sodium”
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Tocopheryl Acetate is a form of vitamin E that acts as an antioxidant, helping keep the formula from going off. It also conditions the skin, softening its feel.
listed as “.Alpha.-Tocopherol Acetate”
A light silicone that conditions the skin and keeps foam down during use. It gives a smooth feel and stops unwanted bubbling in the formula.
Linoleic Acid
Antistatic (reduces static)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)A fatty acid that does several jobs here: it cleanses, conditions skin and hair, and softens and smooths skin feel. As a cleansing agent it helps lift away dirt and oil, and it also reduces static in hair.
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.
Sodium Sulfite
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Hair waving or straightening (CosIng functional class)Reducing agent (chemically reduces other ingredients)Sodium Sulfite is a mineral salt used as an antioxidant, meaning it helps slow the reactions that would spoil the formula. It also acts as a reducing agent and can be used to wave or straighten hair. In practice, it helps keep the product stable over time.
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Reducing agent (chemically reduces other ingredients)Restricted in the EUThis works as an antioxidant, a preservative, and a reducing agent. In practice, it helps slow down spoilage and keeps the formula stable over time.
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate is a form of vitamin C that works as an antioxidant and conditions skin. It helps keep the product from spoiling as it meets air, and softens and smooths skin feel.
Betaine
Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Betaine is a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. This helps keep skin and hair conditioned and stops the product from drying out.
Trehalose is a sugar used as a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. That keeps skin and the formula from drying out.
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.
A conditioning ingredient that also draws in and holds moisture. It helps skin feel hydrated and smooth.
listed as “Glycyrrhizinate Dipotassium”
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)This is a silicone-based ingredient that helps oil and water mix and can also do cleansing work. It conditions skin and hair, giving a smooth feel. In a formula it keeps the oil and water parts blended together.
Sodium Hydroxide
Buffering (holds the formula at a set acidity)Denaturant (makes alcohol undrinkable)Restricted in the EUSodium Hydroxide is a strongly alkaline ingredient used in tiny amounts to fine-tune a formula's acidity (buffering). This keeps the product's pH steady. It can also act as a denaturant, altering another substance so it stays fit for use in cosmetics rather than being consumed.
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”
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)This is a preservative that fights microbes. It helps keep the product from spoiling over time.
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Foam boosting (increases foam from other ingredients)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A fatty alcohol that works as an emollient, softening and smoothing skin feel, and helps oil and water stay mixed. It also adjusts the product's thickness and can boost foam. In practice, it keeps the formula stable and gives it body.
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.
Myristyl Laurate
Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)A cleansing ingredient that helps lift away oil and dirt. It works by helping grime rinse off with water.
Sodium Ricinoleate
Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)A cleansing agent that helps oil and water mix. It lifts away dirt and keeps the water and oil parts blended together.
Di-Ppg-2 Myreth-10 Adipate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)A conditioning ingredient that softens and smooths skin feel while also helping lift away dirt. In practice, it improves skin feel and contributes to the product's cleansing action.
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.
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An extract from yeast cells used for skin conditioning. It helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.
listed as “Saccharomyces Cerevisiae”
Myristyl Myristate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel. It also makes the product more opaque, so a clear formula turns creamy or milky in look.
Behenyl Alcohol
Binder (holds the formula together)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 multitasker that softens and smooths skin while adjusting the product's thickness. It also helps hold the mix together and keeps the oil and water parts from separating.
listed as “Docosanol”
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Source quality
- Source
- DailyMed drug label
- Source record
- https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=2ccf568b-b8ff-414d-b15d-0cab6a57a801
- 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
- 62
- Record checksum
- sha256:b69fe333575565840c621bdf2ed20f30a3e1df456ad7b41f1225a7ddb7c67bf9
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