Laura Mercier Moisture Cream Spf 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Laura Mercier Moisture Cream SPF 15 is a moisturiser with a small dose of older chemical filters, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane (avobenzone) and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate. It has a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, but it carries a medium sting risk, so caution near the eyes is sensible. Its low breakout-trigger profile is generally comfortable for daily use. With protection rated weak and a low score of 49.0, it is best treated as a moisturiser with light SPF rather than serious sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
32
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Low
21
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β40 Isobutylparaben at #22, EU-banned paraben
- β40 Isopropylparaben at #21, EU-banned paraben
- β12 Butylparaben at #23, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- β10 Propylparaben at #27, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- +62 Shelf-chemistry block capped
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Allergens
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β1 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Eye sting
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- β5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- β24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #14, hyaluronic family
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- 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 βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Vitamin E
- β¨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (28)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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3 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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10 Emu Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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15 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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20 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 40 EU-banned paraben
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 40 EU-banned paraben
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23 Butylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 12 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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26 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- β 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses a small dose of older filters, avobenzone and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, with no mineral filters.
Will the Laura Mercier Moisture Cream Spf 15 sting my eyes?
Sting risk is rated medium, so it is sensible to keep it away from the eye area. The rest of the wear is balanced, lightweight and low in white cast.
Is the Laura Mercier Moisture Cream Spf 15 good?
It scores 49.0 out of 100 with protection rated weak. It is best treated as a moisturiser with light SPF rather than serious sun protection.