Christina Cosmeceuticals Line Repair Nutrient - Bakuchiol Day Cream SPF 15
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Christina Cosmeceuticals Line Repair Nutrient Bakuchiol Day Cream is an SPF 15 chemical day cream on a hybrid filter base of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, and bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, keeps white cast low, and is generally low on pore-clogging risk, with moderate sting sensitivity. Protection rates as good, though SPF 15 is on the low side for sun-exposed days. With a score of 70 out of 100, it is a solid skincare-first day cream with light protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −0.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −1.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
High
61
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −16 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Eye sting
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Stearic Acid at #4, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −15 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #17, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #26, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (42)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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pH adjuster
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17 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Inulin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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21 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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24 Bakuchiol
Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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27 Yogurt
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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29 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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30 Honokiol
Supporting ingredient
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31 Magnolol
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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34 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
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pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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42 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is Christina Bakuchiol Day Cream?
It is SPF 15. That is light protection, so it suits low-exposure days and is best paired with a higher SPF when you spend longer outdoors.
Is the Christina Cosmeceuticals Line Repair Nutrient - Bakuchiol Day Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical day cream, on a hybrid filter base of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, and bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine.
Is the Christina Cosmeceuticals Line Repair Nutrient - Bakuchiol Day Cream SPF 15 good for acne-prone skin?
It is generally low on pore-clogging risk and stays lightweight with a balanced finish, so it is a reasonable acne-friendly day cream. Sting sensitivity is moderate.