Nivea 5 In One BB Day Cream SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nivea 5 In One BB Day Cream SPF 15 is a tinted BB day cream with hybrid sun protection from octocrylene, avobenzone and the modern filter Tinosorb S. It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and is generally non-stinging with low breakout risk. SPF 15 provides only weak protection, so it is best treated as light makeup with a little sun coverage. The score of 49.0/100 reflects that low SPF rather than the formula itself.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
23
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +9 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #27, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +14.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #28, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #27, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −10 6 declared fragrance allergens
- −2 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #43
- +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #27, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #9, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Myristic Acid at #20, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Oleic Acid at #21, moderate comedogenic signal
- −4 Palmitic Acid at #11, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Oleic Acid, Myristic Acid)
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −12 3 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Arachidic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #17, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
7
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #27, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #40, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (43)
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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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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12 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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16 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Pantolactone
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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21 Oleic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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23 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9 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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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30 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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33 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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36 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Fragrance
Fragrance
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40 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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41 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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42 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
What SPF is the Nivea 5 In One BB Day Cream?
It is SPF 15, which provides only weak sun protection. It is best treated as a tinted BB cream with a little sun coverage rather than a sunscreen.
Does the Nivea 5 In One BB Day Cream SPF 15 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, and as a tinted BB cream it blends into skin tone. The finish is balanced and the feel is lightweight.
Is it any good?
It scores 49.0/100, which reflects the low SPF 15 rather than the formula itself. Breakout risk is low and it works okay as light makeup.