Nu Skin Nutricentials Day Dream Protective Cream SPF 35
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nu Skin Nutricentials Day Dream Protective Cream SPF 35 is a chemical sunscreen using older-generation filters including Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Avobenzone and Octocrylene. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and a low white cast, though its medium sweat-sting rating suggests some care around the eyes. Pore-clogging risk is low and it works okay under makeup. With a score of 65.3 and good protection, it is a reasonable daily protective cream held to the mid-tier by its dated filter set.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #7, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 35)
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −42 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 1 Glycerin at #16, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isodecyl Neopentanoate)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (45)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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 (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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14 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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19 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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28 Fragrance
Fragrance
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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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41 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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44 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
Is the Nu Skin Nutricentials Day Dream Protective Cream SPF 35 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses older-generation filters including Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Avobenzone and Octocrylene.
Does the Nu Skin Nutricentials Day Dream Protective Cream SPF 35 work for oily or acne-prone skin?
It can. It has a balanced finish and a low pore-clogging risk, so it is generally suitable for oily and breakout-prone skin, with individual results varying.
Is the Nu Skin Day Dream Protective Cream any good?
It is a reasonable daily option, scoring 65.3 out of 100 with good protection at SPF 35. It stays light and low in pore-clogging risk, though its dated filter set holds it to the mid-tier.