Nivea Intensive Moisture Serum Body SPF 25
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nivea Intensive Moisture Serum Body SPF 25 is a chemical sunscreen using the older filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It is lightweight, dries matte, keeps white cast low, and generally does not sting, and it works as a makeup base. Protection is on the weak side, and with a 49.0/100 score it is better treated as a moisturizing body lotion than as primary sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
28
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #12, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #22, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #6
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #21, moderate comedogenic signal
- −4 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #9, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate SE)
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #12, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
- ← 8 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Distarch Phosphate)
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Glyceryl Glucoside)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 10 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Distarch Phosphate)
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #6
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 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 →Full ingredient list (28)
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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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20 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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28 Fragrance
Fragrance
What SPF is Nivea Intensive Moisture Serum Body?
It is SPF 25, and protection is rated weak. With a 49.0/100 score, it is better treated as a moisturizing body lotion than as primary sun defense.
Does Nivea Intensive Moisture Serum Body leave a white cast?
No, the white cast is low. This chemical formula dries matte and wears light, and it generally does not sting.
Is Nivea Intensive Moisture Serum Body good for sun protection?
Not as a main sunscreen. Protection is weak and the score is 49.0/100, so it suits light moisturizing more than serious UV defense.