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Clinique Even Better™ Brightening Moisturizer, SPF 20

Clinique Even Better™ Brightening Moisturizer, SPF 20

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daily use SPF

BRAND

Clinique

DATA LAST UPDATED

April 25, 2025

Health Concerns

  • MODERATE
    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, OCTOCRYLENE. 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.

WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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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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BUTYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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GLYCERIN
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate)
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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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TREHALOSE
Data Availability: Fair
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SUCROSE
Data Availability: Robust
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Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
Data Availability: None
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HYDROXYETHYL UREA
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA) LEAF EXTRACT
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate), Use restrictions (low)
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SILYBUM MARIANUM (LADY'S THISTLE) EXTRACT
Data Availability: Fair
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BETULA PUBESCENS (WHITE BIRCH) BARK EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Endocrine disruption (low)
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SACCHAROMYCES LYSATE EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF WATER
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low)
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ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF EXTRACT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low)
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THERMUS THERMOPHILLUS FERMENT
Data Availability: None
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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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SORBITOL
Data Availability: Good
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PALMITOYL HEXAPEPTIDE 12
Data Availability: None
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SODIUM HYALURONATE
Data Availability: Fair
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CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
Data Availability: Limited
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OLETH-10
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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SODIUM POLYASPARTATE
Data Availability: Fair
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ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF POLYSACCHARIDES
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low)
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LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT LYSATE
Data Availability: None
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SACCHARIDE ISOMERATE
Data Availability: None
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HYDROGENATED LECITHIN
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (low), Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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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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ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, and BENZENE)
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GLYCERYL POLYMETHACRYLATE
Data Availability: Limited
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TROMETHAMINE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (high)
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PEG-8
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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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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MAGNESIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS
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CITRIC ACID
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (moderate)
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BHT
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Cancer (moderate), Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low), Allergies/immunotoxicity (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (moderate)
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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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SODIUM CITRATE
Data Availability: Limited
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POTASSIUM SORBATE
Data Availability: Limited
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
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SODIUM BENZOATE
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Use restrictions (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 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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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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OCTISALATE active ingredient 5%
Data Availability: Fair
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Enhanced skin absorption, Use restrictions (moderate), Endocrine disruption (low), Contamination concerns (SALICYLIC ACID)
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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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OCTOCRYLENE active ingredient 2.7%
Data Availability: Good
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CONCERNS Allergies/immunotoxicity (low), Persistence and bioaccumulation (low), Ecotoxicology (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), Contamination concerns (BENZOPHENONE), Biochemical or cellular level changes (high)
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Ingredients from label

Active Ingredients: Octisalate 5.00%, Avobenzone 3.00%, Octocrylene 2.70%, Inactive ingredients: Water/Aqua/Eau, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Trisiloxane, Trehalose, Sucrose, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Silybum Marianum (Lady'S Thistle) Extract, Betula Alba (Birch) Bark Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Thermus Thermophillus Ferment, Caffeine, Sorbitol, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caprylyl Glycol, Oleth-10, Sodium Polyaspartate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Polysaccharides, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Saccharide Isomerate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Tromethamine, Peg-8, Hexylene Glycol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Citric Acid, Bht, Disodium Edta, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Red 4 (Ci 14700), Yellow 5 (Ci 19140).



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.

EWG Verified® process

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EWG Verified

Beyond the hazard score, the EWG Verified mark on a sunscreen indicates that a product has met 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

Learn more about EWG Verified.


TIPS

Sunscreen alone
is not enough

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Wear clothes

Shirts, hats, shorts and pants shield your skin from the sun’s UV rays, reducing burn risk.

Plan around the sun

Go outdoors in early morning or late afternoon when the sun is lower in the sky.

Find shade – or make it

Picnic under a tree or take a canopy to the beach. Keep infants in the shade, reducing the risk of multiple burns by 30 percent.


Don’t get burned

Red, sore, blistered skin means you’ve gotten far too much sun.

Sunglasses are essential

Not just a fashion accessory, sunglasses protect your eyes from UV radiation.

Check UV Index

The UV Index provides important information to help you plan your outdoor activities in ways that prevent sun overexposure.


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