Gaia naturelle Hyaluron Face Cream SPF 30
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Gaia naturelle Hyaluron Face Cream is an SPF 30 chemical face cream using an older-generation filter set: Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, leaves little to no white cast and has a low tendency to clog pores, though it can sting somewhat near the eyes. It works okay under makeup and offers good protection. With a score of 66.7/100, it is a serviceable hydrating daily cream, limited mainly by its dated filter blend.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #5, UV filter
- −1.3 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −15 7 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #10
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Eye sting
Medium
33
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #16, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −47 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Stearate SE)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #9, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #4, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #24, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (31)
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 (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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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)
- ↑ 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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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Colorant or pigment
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11 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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12 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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13 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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15 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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20 Fragrance
Fragrance
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pH adjuster
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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26 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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27 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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31 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does Gaia naturelle Hyaluron Face Cream leave a white cast?
It generally leaves little to no white cast. It is a chemical cream with a balanced, lightweight finish, so it tends to blend cleanly into skin.
Is the Gaia naturelle Hyaluron Face Cream SPF 30 mineral or chemical, and what SPF?
It is a chemical SPF 30 face cream using an older-generation filter set: Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid.
Is Gaia naturelle Hyaluron Face Cream good?
It scores 66.7/100 with good protection, so it is a serviceable hydrating daily cream. Its dated filter blend is the main thing holding the score back, and it can sting somewhat near the eyes.