Vivier Daily Moisturizing Cream With SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Vivier Daily Moisturizing Cream With SPF 15 is a moisturizer with chemical sun filters, including ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and benzophenone-3. It applies with a balanced, lightweight finish and keeps white cast low, with a low pore-clogging profile. The formula can sting mildly near the eyes, so apply carefully. Its score of 49/100 reflects weak protection tied to the low SPF 15, so it suits light indoor days rather than meaningful sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
26
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +22 Benzophenone-3 at #3, UV filter
- −4 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Low
0
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
- −12 Butylparaben at #26, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- −10 Propylparaben at #28, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
- +4.6 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Allergens
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Sensitizing preservatives (Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
- −6 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3)
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Eye sting
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Oxybenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Tribehenin at #16, wax film
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #24, wax film
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Laureth-7)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Oxybenzone at #3, yellow stains on white cotton
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #19, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #34, hyaluronic family
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 3 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylamide, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Xanthan Gum)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 2 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (37)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 22 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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5 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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12 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Carrageenan
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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16 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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19 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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23 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 Butylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 12 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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27 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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33 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Vivier Daily Moisturizing Cream SPF 15 good?
It scores 49 out of 100 in our rating. The protection is weak because of the low SPF 15, so it suits light indoor days rather than meaningful sun exposure.
What SPF is the Vivier Daily Moisturizing Cream With SPF 15?
It is SPF 15. That is a relatively low level, so for stronger sun a higher-SPF sunscreen is generally a better choice.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical formula. It uses filters including ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate, and benzophenone-3.