Babé Laboratorios Hydronourishing Cream SPF 20
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Babe Laboratorios Hydronourishing Cream SPF 20 is a chemical sunscreen-moisturiser built on older filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, and Avobenzone. It wears balanced and lightweight with generally low white cast, with a medium tendency to sting. With a score of 60.4/100 and moderate protection from its lower SPF, it is a gentle daily moisturiser rather than a high-protection sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
39
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #8, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #9, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #15, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #30, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #23, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Urea)
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Diethylhexyl Carbonate)
- → 10 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (39)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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18 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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21 Glycine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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22 Lysine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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25 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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26 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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28 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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30 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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32 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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33 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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37 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
What SPF is Babe Laboratorios Hydronourishing Cream?
It is labelled SPF 20, which provides moderate protection. As a chemical moisturiser it offers lighter sun coverage than higher-SPF dedicated sunscreens.
Is the Babé Laboratorios Hydronourishing Cream SPF 20 mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen-moisturiser built on older filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, and Avobenzone. It contains no mineral filters.
Does it leave a white cast?
It is generally low in white cast. The balanced, lightweight finish tends to absorb without obvious residue, though it has a medium tendency to sting.