Nykaa SKINRX 5% Niacinamide Spot Correct Day Moisturiser With SPF 15 For Normal To Dry Skin
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nykaa SKINRX 5% Niacinamide Spot Correct Day Moisturiser With SPF 15 is a chemical day moisturiser using a single older filter (octinoxate). It has a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast and does not commonly sting, and its low pore-clogging profile is friendly to most skin. With SPF 15 it scores 49 out of 100 on weak UV protection, so it is generally a light daily moisturiser rather than dedicated sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
10
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Squalene)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Astringents (Zinc Pca)
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Squalene)
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Squalene)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Copolymer)
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (36)
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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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6 Zinc Pca
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- light ← 2 astringent
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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9 Squalene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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13 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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16 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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17 Ceramide NG
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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18 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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19 Ceramide 4
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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20 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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22 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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27 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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32 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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33 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
What SPF is the Nykaa SKINRX niacinamide moisturiser?
It is SPF 15. That is a relatively low level, so reapplication and extra protection are generally needed for prolonged sun.
Is the Nykaa SKINRX 5% Niacinamide Spot Correct Day Moisturiser With SPF 15 For Normal To Dry Skin mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using a single older filter, octinoxate.
Is this moisturiser good for sun protection?
It scores 49 out of 100 on weak UV protection. It is best seen as a light day moisturiser with some SPF rather than dedicated sun protection.