Nivea Perfect & Radiant Sensitive Day Cream SPF 15
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nivea Perfect and Radiant Sensitive Day Cream SPF 15 is a daily moisturiser with older chemical filters such as avobenzone and octocrylene. It has a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight, low pore-clogging feel, and it does not sting. At SPF 15 the protection is light, so with a score of 70 out of 100 and moderate protection it works as everyday cover under makeup, not as a standalone sunscreen for strong sun.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #8, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #10, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #10 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #9, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #10, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Glyceryl Glucoside)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 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 (25)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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10 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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13 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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20 Carbomer
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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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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25 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does this Nivea day cream leave a white cast?
White cast is low, with a balanced finish. As a daily moisturiser it is meant to wear invisibly under makeup.
Is the Nivea Perfect & Radiant Sensitive Day Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using older filters such as avobenzone and octocrylene, with no mineral filters.
Is SPF 15 enough?
SPF 15 gives light everyday cover rather than strong sun protection. It scores 70 out of 100 with moderate protection, so it works under makeup but not as a standalone sunscreen for strong sun.