Boots No.7 Beautiful Skin Day Cream Spf 15 - Normal To Oily
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Boots No.7 Beautiful Skin Day Cream SPF 15 for Normal to Oily skin is a hybrid day cream pairing Octocrylene, Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Salicylate with the modern filters Tinosorb S and Iscotrizinol. It has a dewy finish, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low, with low breakout risk and a medium sting rating. The cream is positioned as daily skincare with light sun cover. With good rated protection at SPF 15 and a score of 72.6 out of 100, it is a tidy everyday moisturizer for normal to oily skin.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
80
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +6.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #11, UV filter
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +7.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #25, UV filter
- −2 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, 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
58
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Tribehenin at #10, wax film
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #8, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isostearyl Isostearate at #6, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Magnesium Pca)
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (38)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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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
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10 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.4 UV protection
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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20 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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22 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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23 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 7.2 UV protection
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26 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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32 Zinc Pca
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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34 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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36 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Boots No.7 Beautiful Skin Day Cream SPF 15 good for oily skin?
It is formulated for normal to oily skin and has low breakout risk, which suits oilier types. The finish is dewy, so very oily skin may prefer something more matte.
Is the Boots No.7 Beautiful Skin Day Cream Spf 15 - Normal To Oily mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid sunscreen, pairing Octocrylene, Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Salicylate with the modern filters Tinosorb S and Iscotrizinol.
What SPF is it?
It is SPF 15 with good rated protection for the level, and it scores 72.6 out of 100. SPF 15 suits everyday wear rather than long sun exposure.