Hava Zingboim Moisturising Cream SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Hava Zingboim Moisturising Cream SPF 15 is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter base including Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Benzophenone-3, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, and Octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and is generally low on pore-clogging potential. The SPF 15 rating provides only weak protection. With a score of 49.0/100, it is a low-protection moisturizer rather than a dedicated sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
22
- +10.8 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #17, UV filter
- +13.2 Benzophenone-3 at #19, UV filter
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #20, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #21, UV filter
- +2.4 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #22, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #19 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #17, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #21, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #20, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #16, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
- +3.6 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #20, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #21, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Oxybenzone at #19, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #17, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Octisalate at #22, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Stearic Acid at #4, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
21
- +100 Starting score
- −36 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Stearate)
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Laureth-7)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
27
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #20, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #19, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #21, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #8, hyaluronic family
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylamide)
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (28)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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15 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 10.8 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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18 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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21 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 2.4 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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25 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
What SPF is Hava Zingboim Moisturising Cream and is it enough?
It is SPF 15, which provides only weak protection. It scores 49.0/100, so it is better seen as a light moisturizer than a dedicated sunscreen.
Does the Hava Zingboim Moisturising Cream SPF 15 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast and is lightweight with a balanced finish, so it wears cleanly under a routine.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen on an older filter base, including Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Benzophenone-3, and Octocrylene.