QV Hand Cream With Spf 15
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
QV Hand Cream With SPF 15 pairs everyday hand moisture with a low chemical sun filter system built on Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and the modern triazine filters. It leans dewy on skin with little to no white cast, a low pore-clogging profile and a feel that should not sting, making it an easy add to a daily routine. SPF 15 is light coverage suited to incidental exposure rather than long days outdoors. With good rated protection and a 73/100 score, it is a sensible everyday hand cream where sun defence is a bonus rather than the main event.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
70
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +21.6 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +13.2)
- −7.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #17, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Eye sting
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Paraffinum Liquidum at #4, heavy oil
- −8 Cetyl Alcohol at #3, rich gel-network thickener
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #6, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −50 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate SE, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #13, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 3 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 8 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 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 →Full ingredient list (19)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 8 rich gel-network thickener
- 2 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- 5 → dewy occlusive
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 21.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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14 Laureth-3
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
Does QV Hand Cream With SPF 15 leave a white cast?
No, it rates low for white cast, so it should sink in clear on most skin tones. The finish is dewy rather than matte, which suits drier hands.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen. The filters are Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane plus the modern triazine filters, with no mineral filters in the mix.
What SPF is QV Hand Cream and is that enough?
It is SPF 15, which is light coverage best for incidental daily exposure rather than long days outdoors. For sustained sun, a higher SPF on hands and reapplication would serve you better.