Marks & Spencer Beauty Pure Natural Radiance Day Cream SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Marks & Spencer Beauty Pure Natural Radiance Day Cream SPF 15 is a chemical sunscreen using an older-generation blend of avobenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene. It commonly wears lightweight with a balanced finish and a low white-cast risk, and it is generally low in pore-clogging concern. It is comfortable for sensitive skin. With a score of 49 and weak protection, it is a light cosmetic day cream rather than a dependable sunscreen, best for minimal sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
15
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +10.8 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #15, UV filter
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #23, 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
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #15 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #23, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #14, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #14, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octocrylene at #23, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Octinoxate at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #26
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Myristyl Myristate at #5, heavy comedogenic ester
- −2 Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil at #25, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
High
14
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
- −50 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #14, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #23, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #26
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #26
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 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 (41)
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
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 10.8 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Fragrance
Fragrance
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29 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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30 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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34 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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36 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
Is the Marks & Spencer Pure Natural Radiance Day Cream a good sunscreen?
It scores 49 out of 100 with weak protection, so it is better seen as a light cosmetic day cream than a dependable sunscreen. It is best for minimal sun exposure.
Is the Marks & Spencer Beauty Pure Natural Radiance Day Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical. It uses an older-generation blend of avobenzone, octinoxate and octocrylene.
What SPF is the Marks & Spencer Beauty Pure Natural Radiance Day Cream SPF 15?
It is SPF 15, suited only to light, incidental sun exposure.