Estée Lauder Daywear Multi-Protection Anti-Oxidant 24H-Moisture Creme Spf 15
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Estée Lauder Daywear Multi-Protection Anti-Oxidant 24H-Moisture Creme SPF 15 is a moisturizer with old-school chemical filters: Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Avobenzone, and Homosalate. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and shows little white cast, though the sweat-sting reading is medium, so caution near the eyes is sensible. Pore-clogging risk is low and it sits okay under makeup. With moderate protection at the low SPF 15 level and a score of 62.2/100, it is a daily moisturizer rather than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #1, UV filter
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −16 4 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde
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Eye sting
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Petrolatum at #7, heaviest occlusive
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #30, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Steareth-21)
- +1 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #2, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #41, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #53, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Urea, Trehalose)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Squalane)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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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 (78)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 13 film former
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 14 heaviest occlusive
- 5 → dewy occlusive
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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15 Dimethicone
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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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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Botanical extract
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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
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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33 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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37 Pantethine
Supporting ingredient
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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41 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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44 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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46 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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47 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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48 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths 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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52 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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56 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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57 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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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60 Cyclodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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64 Fragrance
Fragrance
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65 Fumaric Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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69 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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74 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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75 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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76 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
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77 Ci 42090
Colorant or pigment
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78 Ci 77289
Colorant or pigment
Is Estée Lauder Daywear Creme SPF 15 a sunscreen?
It is primarily a moisturizer with old-school chemical filters at the low SPF 15 level, so it works as a daily moisturizer rather than a primary sunscreen. Its score is 62.2/100 with moderate protection.
Does the Estée Lauder Daywear Multi-Protection Anti-Oxidant 24H-Moisture Creme Spf 15 leave a white cast?
No, it shows little white cast and has a balanced, lightweight finish, though the sweat-sting reading is medium so caution near the eyes is sensible.
Is it good for breakout-prone skin?
Pore-clogging risk is low and it stays lightweight, so it can work for breakout-prone skin, and it sits okay under makeup.