Belo Essentials Day Cover Whitening Vitamin Cream With SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Belo Essentials Day Cover Whitening Vitamin Cream with SPF 15 is a day cream using older-generation filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Benzophenone-3 alongside Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and it does not commonly sting the eyes. At SPF 15 with this filter set, its protection is rated weak. With a score of 49.0 out of 100, it suits light indoor days rather than strong sun.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +13.2 Benzophenone-3 at #17, UV filter
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #18, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −1.6 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Low
17
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #17 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #18
- +0.4 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Oxybenzone at #17, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #18
- −6 Cetyl Palmitate at #9, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #21, butter/occlusive fat
- +2.5 Volatile silicone at #4, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #17, yellow stains on white cotton
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #18, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (60)
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
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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11 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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16 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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19 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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20 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Fragrance
Fragrance
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23 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
-
Supporting ingredient
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26 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
-
Supporting ingredient
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31 Dextrin
Supporting ingredient
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32 Ferulic Acid
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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33 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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35 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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37 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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40 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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41 Kojic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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46 Arbutin
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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49 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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51 Kojic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is Belo Essentials Day Cover SPF 15 good?
It scores 49.0 out of 100 with protection rated weak, so at SPF 15 it suits light indoor days rather than strong sun. Use a higher-SPF sunscreen for extended exposure.
Does the Belo Essentials Day Cover Whitening Vitamin Cream With SPF 15 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally blends in without a visible white film. It has a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a day cream using older-generation filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Benzophenone-3 alongside Titanium Dioxide, making it a mostly chemical formula.