Nivea Refreshing Day Cream 24Hour Moisture Normal Skin Spf 15 With Vitamin E
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nivea Refreshing Day Cream is an SPF 15 daily moisturizer for normal skin with vitamin E, using an older chemical filter set of Octocrylene, Avobenzone and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid. It wears with a balanced finish, a low white cast and a lightweight feel, and rates as an okay makeup base. Sun protection is moderate at SPF 15, which suits incidental rather than primary exposure; the score of 64.7 reflects a light everyday cream with limited SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #9, 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 #8, 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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Eye sting
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #22
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Microcrystalline Wax at #18, wax film
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #11, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Paraffinum Liquidum at #19, heavy oil
- −8 Cetearyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
62
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #8, 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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #22
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch)
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #22
- → 6 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
- → 1 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3 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
- +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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (35)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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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
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- 1 → dewy occlusive
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20 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Botanical extract
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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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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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28 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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31 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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35 Fragrance
Fragrance
What SPF is the Nivea Refreshing Day Cream 24Hour Moisture Normal Skin Spf 15 With Vitamin E?
It is SPF 15 with moderate protection. That level suits incidental daily exposure rather than extended time in strong sun.
Is the Nivea Refreshing Day Cream 24Hour Moisture Normal Skin Spf 15 With Vitamin E mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using Octocrylene, Avobenzone and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid. These are older filters, with no mineral content.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It wears with a balanced finish and a lightweight feel as a normal-skin day cream.