Skincode Exclusive Cellular Day Cream SPF 15
59/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Skincode Exclusive Cellular Day Cream SPF 15 is a chemical sunscreen day cream using older-generation filters: Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Avobenzone. The finish is balanced and lightweight with a low white cast, though it may sting somewhat on sensitive eyes. SPF 15 offers only moderate sun protection, which is generally aimed at light daily exposure rather than peak sun. The score of 59.2/100 reflects that lower protection ceiling.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
39
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #22, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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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
50
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #38
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Cetyl Palmitate at #6, wax film
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Fungal acne
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #9, 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
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #38
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Kaolin)
- → 1 Glycerin at #32, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Kaolin, Silica)
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #38
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (42)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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21 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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24 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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25 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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26 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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32 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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33 PEG-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Colorant or pigment
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36 Kaolin
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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37 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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38 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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40 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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42 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Skincode Exclusive Cellular Day Cream SPF 15 good for sun protection?
It is moderate at best. SPF 15 covers light daily exposure but not peak sun, and the score of 59.2/100 reflects that lower protection ceiling.
Is the Skincode Exclusive Cellular Day Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses older-generation filters: Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Avobenzone.
Does it work under makeup?
It works okay under makeup. The finish is balanced and lightweight with a low white cast, though it may sting somewhat if it gets near the eyes.