Nivea Sun Kids Swim & Play Sun Lotion (150 Ml) Sunscreen With Spf 50+,
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nivea Sun Kids Swim & Play Sun Lotion SPF 50+ is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid blend of Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Tinosorb S and Titanium Dioxide. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, low white cast and a low tendency to clog pores, and it works okay under makeup. It is rated as somewhat more likely to sting. With excellent protection and a score of 71.3/100, it is a dependable high-SPF lotion for active days.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
90
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −9.6 UVB coverage saturated
- −16.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −28 10 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #8
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 7 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Myristyl Myristate at #14, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Myristyl Myristate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate)
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Fabric stains
High
20
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 6 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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)
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (38)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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18 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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pH adjuster
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22 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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28 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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31 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Fragrance
Fragrance
What SPF is this Nivea kids sun lotion?
It is SPF 50+ with excellent protection, made for active, swim-and-play use. The hybrid filter blend includes Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Tinosorb S and Titanium Dioxide.
Does the Nivea Sun Kids Swim & Play Sun Lotion (150 Ml) Sunscreen With Spf 50+, leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. The finish is balanced and lightweight.
Does it sting?
It is rated as somewhat more likely to sting, so apply carefully around the eyes, especially on children.