Nivea Sun Protect & Bronze Face Cream SPF 30
71/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
84
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +11.2 Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate at #11, UV filter
- −25.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −22 9 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
21
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #4
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 6 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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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 #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #4
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Tapioca Starch)
- → 1 Glycerin at #17, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Tapioca Starch, Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #4
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #4), fast, even canvas
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (37)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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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 (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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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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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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UV filter
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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17 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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20 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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22 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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35 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Fragrance
Fragrance