Estée Lauder DayWear Anti-Oxidant 72H-Hydration Sorbet Creme Broad Spectrum SPF 15
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Estée Lauder DayWear Anti-Oxidant 72H-Hydration Sorbet Creme SPF 15 is a hydrating day cream with older-generation chemical filters, including Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, with low pore-clogging potential, though it is more likely to sting sensitive skin. With good rated protection at the SPF 15 level and a 63.9/100 score, it is best viewed as a moisturizer with light daily sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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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Eye sting
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #7
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- +0 Saccharomyces Lysate Extract at #35, ferment, disputed Malassezia trigger (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, 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
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #7
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #7
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Caprylyl Methicone)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #7), fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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 (51)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Cyclodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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22 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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33 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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39 Fumaric Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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41 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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42 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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45 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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47 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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49 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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51 Ci 42090
Colorant or pigment
Is Estée Lauder DayWear Sorbet Creme mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using older-generation filters like Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and Octocrylene.
Is the Estée Lauder DayWear Anti-Oxidant 72H-Hydration Sorbet Creme Broad Spectrum SPF 15 good for sensitive skin?
Use some caution. It is more likely to sting sensitive skin, though pore-clogging potential is low and the finish is balanced.
What SPF is it?
It is SPF 15 with good rated protection at that level and a 63.9/100 score, so it is best seen as a moisturizer with light daily sun defense.