Boots No7 Restore & Renew Face & Neck Multi Action Day Cream SPF 15
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Boots No7 Restore & Renew Face & Neck Multi Action Day Cream SPF 15 is a chemical day cream using a hybrid filter set including Octocrylene, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone. It keeps white cast low, feels lightweight with a dewy finish, and is low on pore-clogging, but it can sting moderately if it reaches the eyes. At SPF 15 its protection is rated good for a day cream and it layers okay under makeup. With a score of 71.8 out of 100, it is generally a decent moisturizer-with-SPF rather than a dedicated high-protection sunscreen.
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 #12, UV filter
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #18, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +7.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #28, UV filter
- −2 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #30, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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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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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #60
- +1 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −3 Octisalate at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #14
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Tribehenin at #8, wax film
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Laurate)
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +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
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #61, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +10 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #14
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #31, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #14
- → 15 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
- ← 2.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 6 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 (62)
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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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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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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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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15 Silica
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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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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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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37 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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40 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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42 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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50 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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53 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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54 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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56 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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59 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Colorant or pigment
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61 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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62 Ci 14700
Colorant or pigment
What SPF is Boots No7 Restore & Renew day cream?
It is SPF 15, which is a low-to-moderate level of sun protection. It is a multi-action day cream with SPF rather than a dedicated high-protection sunscreen.
Is the Boots No7 Restore & Renew Face & Neck Multi Action Day Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using a hybrid filter set, including Octocrylene, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone.
Is Boots No7 Restore & Renew day cream good?
It scores 71.8 out of 100. It keeps white cast low and feels lightweight with a dewy finish, but at SPF 15 it is best seen as a moisturizer with SPF rather than primary sun defense.