Helia-D Professional Moisturising Facial Cream With Sun Protection SPF30
83/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Helia-D Professional Moisturising Facial Cream is an SPF 30 hybrid sunscreen cream built on a modern chemical filter set, including Uvinul A Plus, Octinoxate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, and Tinosorb S for broad coverage. It has a balanced finish with low white cast and a lightweight feel, and works okay under makeup. Protection is excellent. With a strong 82.5/100 it is a well-rounded moisturizing daily sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
91
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #10, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −17.1 UVB coverage saturated
- −2.2 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #17, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Laureth-7 Citrate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #3, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (30)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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22 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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24 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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27 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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28 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does Helia-D Professional sun cream leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low. It relies on modern chemical filters with no mineral content, so it absorbs clear and keeps a balanced finish.
Is the Helia-D Professional Moisturising Facial Cream With Sun Protection SPF30 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical (hybrid) sunscreen built on modern filters, including Uvinul A Plus, Octinoxate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, and Tinosorb S.
Is Helia-D Professional sun cream any good?
Yes, it scores 82.5/100 with protection rated excellent. With a balanced, lightweight finish and low white cast, it is a well-rounded moisturizing daily sunscreen.