Pond's Niasorcinol Bright Miracle Day Cream SPF 30
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Pond's Niasorcinol Bright Miracle Day Cream SPF 30 is a chemical day cream using octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, avobenzone, and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate with a touch of titanium dioxide. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and reads low on breakout risk. The filter set is older-generation, which limits the rating. With good protection and a score of 61.2/100, it works as light daily brightening coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
57
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #8, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- −15.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.9 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #8 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #23, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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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
86
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- +1 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −5 Octinoxate at #8, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −5 Cooling agents (Menthyl Lactate)
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Heavy feel
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- −5 Stearic Acid at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #32, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
- −12 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
25
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #11, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate at #36, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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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
- ✨ Vitamin C
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 (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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 (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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14 Fragrance
Fragrance
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15 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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21 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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22 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
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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26 PVP
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Supporting ingredient
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28 Cystine
Supporting ingredient
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29 Glycine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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30 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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31 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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37 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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39 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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41 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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44 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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45 Ci 14700
Colorant or pigment
What SPF is this Pond's day cream?
It is SPF 30. It uses chemical filters including octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, and avobenzone, with a touch of titanium dioxide.
Does the Pond's Niasorcinol Bright Miracle Day Cream SPF 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and the finish is balanced, so it generally wears without a visible film and reads low on breakout risk.
Is it good?
It scores 61.2/100 with good protection. The older-generation filters limit the rating, so it works as light daily brightening coverage.