Soraya Dermal Renewal Smoothing Day Cream SPF 15
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Soraya Dermal Renewal Smoothing Day Cream SPF 15 is a hybrid day cream pairing octinoxate with Tinosorb M (methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol). It keeps a balanced finish, stays lightweight, does not sting and reads as a good makeup base with low white cast. SPF 15 suits incidental daily exposure rather than long sun sessions. The 71.7/100 score makes it a pleasant everyday cream to wear under makeup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
56
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- −1.2 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −9 5 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Tinosorb M at #5, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #13, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Canola Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Distarch Phosphate)
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 4 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Canola Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Distarch Phosphate)
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate)
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Canola Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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 (47)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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7 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing humectant
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 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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pH adjuster
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16 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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17 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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18 Ceramide AP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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19 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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22 Ceramide EOP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Canola Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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28 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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29 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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38 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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39 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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42 Fragrance
Fragrance
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43 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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44 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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46 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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47 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does Soraya Dermal Renewal Day Cream work under makeup?
It rates as a good makeup base with low white cast and a balanced finish, so it sits well under a face of makeup.
Is the Soraya Dermal Renewal Smoothing Day Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid day cream pairing octinoxate with Tinosorb M.
What SPF is it?
It is SPF 15, which suits incidental daily exposure rather than long sun sessions. Its overall score is 71.7/100.