Boots Anti-ageing Day Cream SPF+Q10
60/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Boots Anti-ageing Day Cream is a moisturizer with sun protection from an older-generation chemical filter mix of Octocrylene, avobenzone, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate; the exact SPF is not specified on our data. It has a balanced finish, low white cast, and a light feel, with low breakout risk and a medium chance of stinging sensitive eyes. With a score of 59.9, it reads as a day cream where anti-ageing care and sun protection are secondary to skincare. Use a dedicated sunscreen for high-sun days.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #6, UV filter
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- −10.4 UVB coverage saturated
- ×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 #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, 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
31
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #17, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #15, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Isopropyl Palmitate at #16, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Cetyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #18, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 6 3 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate, Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (34)
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 (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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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13 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Ceteareth-12
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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18 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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26 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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27 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Carnitine
Supporting ingredient
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29 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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30 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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34 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is the Boots Anti-ageing Day Cream good sun protection?
It scores 59.9 out of 100, and its exact SPF is not specified in our data. It reads as a day cream where anti-ageing skincare comes first, so use a dedicated sunscreen on high-sun days.
Is the Boots Anti-ageing Day Cream SPF+Q10 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using older-generation filters Octocrylene, avobenzone, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is balanced and lightweight. It does carry a medium chance of stinging sensitive eyes.