Natura Siberica Sophora Japonica Day Cream SPF 15
79/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Natura Siberica Sophora Japonica Day Cream is an SPF 15 day cream with a hybrid filter blend of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and the modern Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, keeps white cast low and is gentle on the eyes. With a 79.4/100 score and excellent rated protection for its category, it is a good everyday moisturizer with light sun defense, though the SPF 15 level suits low-exposure days rather than long sun sessions.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
85
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −0.4 UVB coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −18 7 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
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Eye sting
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil at #20, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
34
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- −10 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 #8, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Zea Mays Starch)
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 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 →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
Full ingredient list (46)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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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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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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14 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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36 Fragrance
Fragrance
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37 Ci 75810
Colorant or pigment
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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39 Ci 75125
Colorant or pigment
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40 Ci 75130
Colorant or pigment
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41 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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42 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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44 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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45 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is Natura Siberica Sophora Japonica Day Cream?
It is SPF 15, which suits low-exposure days and indoor-mostly routines rather than long hours in strong sun.
Is the Natura Siberica Sophora Japonica Day Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid chemical day cream, combining Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate with the modern filter Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine.
Is it any good?
For a day cream it scores well at 79.4/100 with excellent rated protection for its category. It is a good everyday moisturizer with light sun defense.