Nykaa SKINRX Ceramide Barrier Repair Deep Nourish Day Moisturizer For Normal To Dry Skin With SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Nykaa SKINRX Ceramide Barrier Repair Day Moisturizer is a normal-to-dry skin day cream with SPF 15 from older-generation filters ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, avobenzone, and benzophenone-3. It wears balanced and lightweight with low white cast and low pore-clogging risk, and it sits okay under makeup. Its UV protection is rated weak, which holds the overall score at 49.0/100. It is best used as a moisturizer with light sun support, not as a standalone sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
33
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #12, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +6.6 Benzophenone-3 at #21, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Low
14
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #21 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #12, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Oxybenzone at #21, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Polyethylene at #13, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #19, butter/occlusive fat
- −8 Cetyl Alcohol at #2, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #24, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Glycol Stearate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #12, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #21, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 3 Astringents (Hamamelis Virginiana Extract)
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Betaine, Glyceryl Glucoside)
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 2 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 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.
- ✨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (38)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Botanical extract
- light ← 3 astringent
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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10 Carbomer
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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13 Polyethylene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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16 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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17 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 6.6 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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37 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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38 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Is this Nykaa SKINRX moisturizer a good sunscreen?
Its UV protection is rated weak, which caps the score at 49.0/100. It is best treated as a ceramide day moisturizer with light SPF 15 support rather than a standalone sunscreen.
Is the Nykaa SKINRX Ceramide Barrier Repair Deep Nourish Day Moisturizer For Normal To Dry Skin With SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It uses older-generation chemical filters: ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, avobenzone, and benzophenone-3. There are no mineral filters.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It wears balanced and lightweight, which suits normal-to-dry skin for daily moisturizing.