Eucerin Daily Hydration Hand Cream Spf 30
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Eucerin Daily Hydration Hand Cream SPF 30 is a hydrating hand cream with chemical older-generation filters: avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene. It dries to a matte finish, keeps white cast low and stays lightweight, and it is low on breakout concerns and works well under makeup, though it can sting a little near the eyes. With good protection and a score near 69, it is a solid sun-aware hand cream rather than a full facial sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +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
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
- +1.3 Volatile silicone at #7, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Tapioca Starch)
- β 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch, Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- β 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 6 2 soft-focus powders in moderation
- β 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (22)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 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
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Does the Eucerin Daily Hydration Hand Cream SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. It is a chemical hand cream that dries to a matte finish and stays lightweight on the skin.
Is the Eucerin Daily Hydration Hand Cream Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using older-generation filters: avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate and octocrylene. There are no mineral filters.
Is this a good sunscreen?
It offers good protection with a score near 69, but it is designed as a hydrating hand cream rather than a full facial sunscreen. It can sting a little near the eyes, so keep it to the hands and body.