Elmiplant Hyaluronic 3D Day Cream SPF 15
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Elmiplant Hyaluronic 3D Day Cream SPF 15 is a moisturiser with hybrid chemical sun protection from Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone, and the more modern Ethylhexyl Triazone. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and a low chance of white cast, though it may sting slightly near the eyes. Protection is rated good for its SPF 15 level, which suits low-exposure days more than strong sun. The score in the high 60s makes it a pleasant day cream with light UV cover rather than a high-protection sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #12, UV filter
- −5.6 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −3 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −9 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
41
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #9
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cera Alba at #19, wax film
- −2 Microcrystalline Wax at #20, wax film
- −2 Stearyl Stearate at #39, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #23, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −45 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Stearyl Stearate, Glyceryl Laurate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #9
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #9
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 5 2 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #9), fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Copolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +6 3 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.
- ✨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (47)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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 (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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19 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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24 Glucomannan
Supporting ingredient
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25 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Botanical extract
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30 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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31 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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32 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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34 PEG-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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41 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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47 Farnesol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is Elmiplant Hyaluronic 3D Day Cream?
It is SPF 15 with protection rated good for that level. It suits low-exposure days more than strong, prolonged sun.
Does Elmiplant Hyaluronic Day Cream leave a white cast?
No, it has a low white-cast profile with a balanced finish and a lightweight feel. It may sting slightly near the eyes.
Is Elmiplant Hyaluronic Day Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid chemical formula, using Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone, and the more modern Ethylhexyl Triazone. It is a day cream with light UV cover rather than a high-protection sunscreen.