Superdrug Naturally Radiant Cream Normal/Dry Skin Spf 15
58/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Superdrug Naturally Radiant Cream for Normal/Dry Skin SPF 15 is a chemical day cream using older filters octinoxate, avobenzone and octocrylene. It has a dewy finish suited to drier skin, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low, with a moderate sting risk. Breakout risk is generally low and it sits okay under makeup. Its SPF 15 gives moderate protection, and the score of 58.1/100 makes it a basic moisturizing option rather than a high-protection sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
39
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #12, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #12, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −13 5 declared fragrance allergens
- −8 Sensitizing preservatives (2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1, 3-Diol)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
- −6 Sensitizers from 3 different categories
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Eye sting
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #19, butter/occlusive fat
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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
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Lecithin)
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate SE, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #12, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 3.5 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 (40)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths 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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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12 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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15 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Fragrance
Fragrance
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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pH adjuster
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34 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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35 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
What SPF is the Superdrug Naturally Radiant Cream?
It is SPF 15, which the rating measures as moderate protection. It works as a light daily moisturizer with some sun defense rather than a high-protection sunscreen.
Is the Superdrug Naturally Radiant Cream Normal/Dry Skin Spf 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using older filters octinoxate, avobenzone and octocrylene.
Is it good for dry skin?
Yes, it has a dewy finish aimed at normal and dry skin, stays lightweight and keeps white cast low.