No7 Laboratories Restore & Renew Multi Action Day Cream SPF 15 + 5* UVA
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
No7 Restore & Renew Multi Action Day Cream is an anti-aging SPF 15 hybrid with modern chemical filters such as Tinosorb S and Uvasorb HEB alongside avobenzone and octocrylene. It is lightweight with a dewy finish and low white cast, designed as a moisturizing day step. Pore-clogging risk is low, with possible mild eye stinging. SPF 15 gives good but light cover, so it is best for everyday indoor use rather than strong sun.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
80
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #13, UV filter
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #17, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +7.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #28, UV filter
- −0.4 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #30, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #61
- +1 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Octisalate at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #12
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Tribehenin at #8, wax film
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
20
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Laurate)
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #62, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +10 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #12
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #31, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #12
- → 15 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #12), fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 6 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
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (63)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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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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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
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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15 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 7.2 UV protection
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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37 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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41 Simethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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44 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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51 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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53 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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55 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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57 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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60 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Colorant or pigment
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62 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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63 Ci 14700
Colorant or pigment
What SPF is No7 Restore & Renew Day Cream?
It is SPF 15 with added UVA protection. That gives good but light cover, best for everyday indoor use rather than strong sun.
Is the No7 Laboratories Restore & Renew Multi Action Day Cream SPF 15 + 5* UVA mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical hybrid, using modern filters like Tinosorb S and Uvasorb HEB alongside avobenzone and octocrylene.
Does the No7 Laboratories Restore & Renew Multi Action Day Cream SPF 15 + 5* UVA leave a white cast?
White cast is low and the finish is dewy, suiting it as a moisturizing day step. Mild eye stinging is possible.