Nivea Extra Whitening Cell Repair And Uv Protect Body Lotion Spf 15
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nivea Extra Whitening Cell Repair And UV Protect Body Lotion SPF 15 is a body lotion using older chemical filters Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Octocrylene and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid. It has a dewy, lightweight finish with low white cast and a medium chance of slight stinging. With a 66.6/100 score and only SPF 15, protection is moderate, making it better for daily light cover than extended sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
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- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
- +13.3 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #7, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Ensulizole at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #21, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Myristic Acid at #18, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Oleic Acid at #20, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #16, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
29
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Oleic Acid, Myristic Acid)
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Trideceth-9)
- −6 3 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Arachidic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Glyceryl Glucoside)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Carbomer)
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (32)
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
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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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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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole)
- ↑ 13.3 UV protection
- ↑ 4 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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15 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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17 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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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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20 Oleic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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29 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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30 Trideceth-9
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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32 Fragrance
Fragrance
What SPF is this Nivea body lotion?
It is SPF 15, which gives only light protection. Our scoring rates it as moderate, so it is better for daily cover than extended sun exposure.
Is the Nivea Extra Whitening Cell Repair And Uv Protect Body Lotion Spf 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical formula using older filters Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Octocrylene and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid.
Does it leave a white cast?
White cast is reported as low. It has a dewy, lightweight finish on the body, with a medium chance of slight stinging. It scores 66.6/100.