Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Intensive Daily Moisturizer For Face Spf 15
54/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Intensive Daily Moisturizer for Face is a chemical SPF 15 daily face moisturizer built on older-generation filters including ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, benzophenone-3, and avobenzone. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, though the SPF 15 level only delivers moderate protection. Pore-clogging risk is generally low and it sits okay under makeup. With a score of 54.3 out of 100, it reads as a light everyday moisturizer with sunscreen rather than a dedicated high-SPF shield.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Low
4
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #11, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- β10 Propylparaben at #53, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β11 5 declared fragrance allergens
- β1 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Avobenzone at #11, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β11 Oxybenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
- β8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Petrolatum at #12, heaviest occlusive
- β2 Polyethylene at #31, wax film
- β5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #10, butter/occlusive fat
- +3.5 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- β23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Steareth-2, Steareth-21)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- β38 Avobenzone at #11, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β20 Oxybenzone at #6, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- β 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #34, hyaluronic family
- β 4 4 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Urea, β¦)
- β 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 3 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- β 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 11 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- β 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (53)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- β 18 UV protection
- β 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- β 20.9 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- β 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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12 Petrolatum
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 7 heaviest occlusive
- 3 β dewy occlusive
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths 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
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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27 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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28 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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31 Polyethylene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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35 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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36 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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39 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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pH adjuster
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41 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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42 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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43 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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44 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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45 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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46 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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48 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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49 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
Does Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream SPF 15 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. This is a chemical SPF 15 moisturizer, so it absorbs into skin without the whitening that mineral formulas can leave. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is the Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Intensive Daily Moisturizer For Face Spf 15 mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses older-generation filters including ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, benzophenone-3, and avobenzone, with no zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.
Is this a good sunscreen?
It scores 54.3 out of 100. At SPF 15 with a dated filter set, protection is only moderate, so it is generally better viewed as a light daily moisturizer with sun protection than as a primary sunscreen.