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Moisture Surge CC

Labeler: CLINIQUE LABORATORIES

SPF 30 as labeled

U.S. formulation · record last retrieved 21 September 2026

Quick facts

Does Moisture Surge CC 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 Moisture Surge CC?

The Active ingredients block printed on the label reads: Octinoxate 7.5% Octisalate 5.0% Titanium dioxide 5.2% Zinc oxide 3.2%

Is Moisture Surge CC mineral-only?

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

Does Moisture Surge CC 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.

Octinoxate | Octisalate | Titanium Dioxide | Zinc Oxide | Mica | Ferric Oxide Yellow | Ferric Oxide Red | Ferrosoferric Oxide | Lecithin, Soybean | Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate | Magnesium Potassium Aluminosilicate Fluoride | Thermus Thermophilus Lysate | Polyglyceryl-10 Pentastearate | Water | Squalane | Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate | Butylene Glycol | Propanediol | Glyceryl Monostearate | Docosanol | Peg-40 Stearate | Aloe Vera Leaf | Trehalose | Caffeine | Glycerin | Linoleic Acid | Stearic Acid | Sorbitol | .Alpha.-Tocopherol Acetate | Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer | Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate | Hyaluronate Sodium | Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate | Pentaerythritol Tetrakis(3-(3,5-Di-Tert-Butyl-4-Hydroxyphenyl)Propionate) | Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate | Xanthan Gum | Silicon Dioxide | Aluminum Oxide | Sodium Dehydroacetate | Stannic Oxide | Edetate Disodium | Phenoxyethanol

42 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.

  • 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.

  • Titanium Dioxide

    UV filter (filters UV rays)Colorant (adds color)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)

    Titanium Dioxide is a mineral UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also works as a white colorant and opacifier, adding whiteness and making the product less see-through. As a color additive it appears on labels as CI 77891.

  • Zinc Oxide

    UV filter (filters UV rays)Bulking agent (adds volume)Colorant (adds color)Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)Oral care (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

    A mineral UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, the core sun-protection job in this product. It also helps protect the skin surface and can add whiteness or opacity. On some labels it appears as CI 77947 when used for color.

  • Mica

    Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Bulking agent (adds volume)Colorant (adds color)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)

    Mica is a mineral used to add color and to make the product look opaque rather than see-through. It also keeps powders from clumping and adds bulk to the formula.

  • Iron Oxides

    Colorant (adds color)

    A colorant that gives the product its shade. On labels it can also appear as CI 77491, CI 77492, or CI 77499.

    listed as “Ferric Oxide Yellow”

  • Iron Oxides

    Colorant (adds color)

    A colorant that gives the product its shade. On labels it can also appear as CI 77491, CI 77492, or CI 77499.

    listed as “Ferric Oxide Red”

  • Ferrosoferric Oxide

    Colorant (adds color)

    This is a mineral colorant used to tint the product. On labels it's often grouped under Iron Oxides and appears as CI 77499.

  • No reviewed note yet.

    listed as “Lecithin, Soybean”

  • Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate

    Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    This is an emulsifier that helps oil and water mix. It holds the oily and watery parts together so the product stays uniform.

  • Synthetic Fluorphlogopite

    Bulking agent (adds volume)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A mineral ingredient that adds bulk and adjusts the product's thickness. This helps give the formula its texture and body.

    listed as “Magnesium Potassium Aluminosilicate Fluoride”

  • No reviewed note yet.

  • Polyglyceryl-10 Pentastearate

    Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    Polyglyceryl-10 Pentastearate is a skin-conditioning ingredient. It helps soften and smooth the feel of the skin.

  • 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.

  • Squalane

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

    An emollient that softens and smooths the skin, and also conditions hair. It leaves a smooth feel and helps replace oils on the surface.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Propanediol

    Humectant (holds moisture)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A solvent that dissolves other ingredients and helps them blend evenly. It also adjusts the thickness of the formula.

  • 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”

  • 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”

  • Peg-40 Stearate

    Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    A cleansing and emulsifying agent. It helps lift away oils and dirt, and keeps the water and oil parts blended together.

  • 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.

  • Trehalose

    Humectant (holds moisture)Moisturizing (CosIng functional class)

    Trehalose is a sugar used as a humectant, meaning it draws in and holds moisture. That keeps skin and the formula from drying out.

  • Caffeine

    Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Stearic Acid

    Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Refatting (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    Stearic Acid helps oil and water mix, keeps that blend from separating, and cleanses. It also softens skin feel and adds scent, so it keeps the product stable and smooth while contributing fragrance.

  • Sorbitol

    Fragrance ingredient (scent)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    A humectant that draws in and holds moisture, so it keeps the product from drying out and conditions the skin. It also acts as a fragrance component, adding to the product's scent.

  • 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”

  • 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.

  • Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate

    Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    An emulsifier that helps the oil and water parts stay mixed together. This keeps the product from separating into layers. It also appears on labels as sodium 2-stearoyllactate.

  • Sodium Hyaluronate

    Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    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”

  • Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate

    Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)

    This is an antioxidant and skin-conditioning ingredient, a form of vitamin C. As an antioxidant it helps keep the formula from going off, and it softens the skin feel.

  • This is an antioxidant that helps keep the formula from going off over time. It may appear on labels as Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate.

  • Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate

    Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)

    An emollient that softens and smooths skin feel while also helping oil and water mix. This keeps the water and oil parts blended into a stable product.

  • Xanthan Gum

    Binder (holds the formula together)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Gel forming (sets the formula into a gel)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A thickener that adjusts how thick the product is and forms a gel-like texture. It keeps oil and water mixed and stops the blend from separating, giving a stable, even feel.

  • Silica

    Abrasive (physically scrubs)Absorbent (takes up oil or water)Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Bulking agent (adds volume)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    Silica is a fine mineral powder that soaks up excess moisture and oil, and adjusts how thick the product feels. It keeps powders from clumping, adds bulk, and can make a formula look more opaque. Its chemical name is silicon dioxide.

    listed as “Silicon Dioxide”

  • Alumina

    Abrasive (physically scrubs)Absorbent (takes up oil or water)Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Bulking agent (adds volume)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    A mineral powder that soaks up excess oil, adjusts thickness, and keeps the formula from clumping. It also adds opacity and can act as a mild scrubbing agent, giving the product body and a smoother texture.

    listed as “Aluminum Oxide”

  • Sodium Dehydroacetate

    Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)

    A preservative that helps keep the product from spoiling over time. That means it protects the formula against microbes.

  • Tin Oxide

    Abrasive (physically scrubs)Bulking agent (adds volume)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

    Tin Oxide is a mineral powder that works as a bulking agent and adjusts a product's thickness. It also adds opacity, making a formula look more solid or less see-through, and can act as a mild abrasive.

    listed as “Stannic Oxide”

  • 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.

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Source quality

Source
DailyMed drug label
Source record
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=ea4d564f-ac64-abac-e053-2a95a90a8abb
Retrieved
21 September 2026
Market
United States
Version
v1 of this U.S. formulation
Source tier
Official label document (not independently verified by us)
Entries recorded
42
Record checksum
sha256:22a7238c656a64be93d910206ad714533c02fbb9df769e233d1e6dbbd7af103f

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