Estée Lauder Daywear Antioxidant 72H-Hydration Sorbet Creme SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Estee Lauder Daywear Antioxidant 72H-Hydration Sorbet Creme SPF 15 is a moisturizer with light sun protection from the older filters Avobenzone and Ethylhexyl Salicylate. It keeps white cast low, wears lightweight with a balanced finish, and works well under makeup, while sitting low on the pore-clogging scale. It may sting slightly for some users. Its protection is weak and the score of 49/100 reflects that SPF 15 is too low for primary daily sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
34
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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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Eye sting
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −42 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Ricinoleate, Steareth-21, Steareth-2)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #35, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #48, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Urea, Trehalose)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (76)
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)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 13 film former
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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24 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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35 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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38 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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39 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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40 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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42 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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53 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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56 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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58 Fumaric Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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61 Cyclodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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66 Fragrance
Fragrance
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67 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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71 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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74 Ci 42090
Colorant or pigment
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75 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
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76 Ci 77289
Colorant or pigment
Is the Estée Lauder Daywear Antioxidant 72H-Hydration Sorbet Creme SPF 15 a real sunscreen?
It is a moisturizer with light SPF 15 protection, which is weak for daily sun defense. With a score of 49/100, treat it as a hydrating day cream rather than a primary sunscreen.
Does the Estée Lauder Daywear Antioxidant 72H-Hydration Sorbet Creme SPF 15 work well under makeup?
Yes, it rates well as a makeup base. It wears lightweight, finishes balanced, and sits low on the pore-clogging scale.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast stays low. It uses chemical filters and blends in with a balanced finish.