Dermika Precious Skin Moisturizing Smoothing Day Cream 50+ SPF 20
83/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Dermika Precious Skin Moisturizing Smoothing Day Cream 50+ SPF 20 is a moisturizer with a modern chemical filter set of Uvinul A Plus, Ethylhexyl Triazone, and Tinosorb A2B. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, shows low white cast, and does not commonly sting. Pore-clogging concerns are low. With a strong score of 83.0/100, it rates well, though its SPF 20 delivers only moderate everyday protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
76
- +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #8, UV filter
- +24 Tris-Biphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Tinosorb A2B at #12 (particulate filter)
- +2 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #22, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #14, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #36, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #18, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 6 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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 (36)
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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)
- ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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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 A2B), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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19 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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21 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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24 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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30 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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pH adjuster
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32 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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35 Fragrance
Fragrance
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36 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
What SPF is Dermika Precious Skin Day Cream?
It is SPF 20, which gives moderate everyday protection. It is a moisturizer with sun protection rather than a high-SPF sunscreen.
Is the Dermika Precious Skin Moisturizing Smoothing Day Cream 50+ SPF 20 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical formula with a modern filter set of Uvinul A Plus, Ethylhexyl Triazone, and Tinosorb A2B.
Is it good?
It scores a strong 83.0/100, helped by modern filters and a comfortable, low-cast feel. Just note the SPF 20 means moderate, not maximal, protection.