Hada Labo Tokyo Protecting & Hydrating City Day Cream SPF 20
62/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hada Labo Tokyo Protecting & Hydrating City Day Cream is a moisturizing SPF 20 chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters such as Homosalate, Benzophenone-3, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It keeps white cast low and wears lightweight with a balanced finish, though it can produce medium sting. The low breakout-trigger profile is generally agreeable for blemish-prone skin. With a score of 62.4 and an SPF 20 rating, it suits light daily city wear rather than high-sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
63
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Benzophenone-3 at #8, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #12, UV filter
- β5.6 UVB coverage saturated
- β3.1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- β70 Oxybenzone at #8 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β14 Homosalate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #12, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #27, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
- +5 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- β9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β7 Octocrylene at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β5 Oxybenzone at #8, 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
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Tribehenin at #14, wax film
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- β36 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-20 Sorbitan Isostearate)
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Fabric stains
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- β45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β20 Oxybenzone at #8, yellow stains on white cotton
- β15 Octocrylene at #12, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #24, hyaluronic family
- β 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 3 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (41)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- 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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- β 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 17.6 UV protection
- β 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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12 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 12.8 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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14 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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16 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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28 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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37 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
What SPF is Hada Labo Tokyo City Day Cream?
It is rated SPF 20, which is a lighter level suited to everyday city wear rather than long sun exposure. It also adds hydration as a day cream. For extended time outdoors a higher SPF is generally recommended.
Is the Hada Labo Tokyo Protecting & Hydrating City Day Cream SPF 20 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters such as Homosalate, Benzophenone-3, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. There are no mineral filters listed. It keeps white cast low as a result.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
It has a low pore-clogging profile and a lightweight, balanced finish, so it is generally agreeable for blemish-prone skin. Sting potential is medium, so avoid the eye area. Its overall score is 62.4 out of 100.