Nivea Sun Protect & Moisture Moisturising Sun Spray Spf 50+
77/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nivea Sun Protect & Moisture Moisturising Sun Spray SPF 50+ is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid filter mix, pairing homosalate and avobenzone with modern UVA/UVB filters like Tinosorb S and uvinul T 150. The spray keeps a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and shows low white cast for easy reapplication. Breakout risk is low and it works okay under makeup, though the medium sweat-sting reading suggests caution near the eyes when sweating. With excellent protection and a 76.7/100 score, it is a solid high-SPF body option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
87
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #8, UV filter
- +11.2 Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate at #12, UV filter
- −33.5 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.6 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −10 6 declared fragrance allergens
- −2 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, 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 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #10, wax film
- −1 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #18, heavy oil
- +2.8 Volatile alcohol at #4, evaporating texture
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sucrose Polystearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #4
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #4
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #4), fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 2 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
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +4 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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (33)
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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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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11 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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UV filter
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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28 Limonene
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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31 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Nivea Sun Protect & Moisture Sun Spray good?
It scores 76.7/100 with excellent protection, so it is a solid high-SPF body option. The hybrid filter mix adds modern UVA/UVB filters on top of the older ones for well-rounded coverage.
Does the spray leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low and the finish is balanced and lightweight, which is typical of a spray made for easy reapplication.
Is the Nivea Sun Protect & Moisture Moisturising Sun Spray Spf 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen with a hybrid filter set, including homosalate, avobenzone, Tinosorb S, and uvinul T 150. There are no mineral filters.