Nivea Sensitive Day Cream

Name: Nivea - Sensitive Day Cream
Brand: Nivea

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Efficacy62/100

low

Works for:

based on ingredients and %

Moisturizing

Doesn't work for:

based on ingredients and %

Sun protection

Can it cause trouble?

Irritation risk: low
Comedogenic risk ingredients: 1

Key actives

Panthenol0.2% - 0.75%Vitis vinifera seed oil0.35% - 0.85%Glycerin4.7% - 7.1%

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Product Summary

"Nivea - Sensitive Day Cream" "is a broad spectrum sunscreen meaning that it protects both from UVB rays (" burning "- they cause sunburn) and UVA rays (" aging "- they don't cause sunburn but lead to premature aging and pigmentation issues). However, this moisturizer does not offer enough sun protection. We recommend to use a sunscreen with at least SPF 30 daily.

Because it includes good moisturizing ingredients, it can also work as a hydrating day cream.

Sunscreen filters

This is a so-called" chemical "sunscreen. It means that it uses organic UV filters. They typically offer good sun protection and rarely leave a white cast, but they can be irritating for some people with sensitive skin. The UV filters in this sunscreen are: avobenzone 1.30% - 1.90% and octocrylene 1.00% - 1.60%.

Irritation risk

This product does not contain known common irritants and is suitable for sensitive skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be low. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

What our users say

Based on 2 reviews 100% recommend this product

When it comes to comedogenicity, the reviewer found that it does not clog pores.
As for the white cast, two out of two reviewers say that the product does not leave a white cast.
When it comes to using this sunscreen under makeup, the user found that it pills under a foundation.
As for using this sunscreen in the eye area, two out of two reviewers say that it doesn't sting eyes.

Our users describe the finish of this product as shiny - dewy, They find the product's texture to be light - heavy and In terms of the smell, our users report that light fragrance - no smell.

Price

The product retails for 17.50$ in the United States.

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Works for

Moisturizing

Does not work for

Sun protection

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Sensitive Day Cream

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This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: glycerin, glyceryl glucoside.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: vitis vinifera seed oil, c12-15 alkyl benzoate.

Vitis vinifera seed oil0.35% - 0.85%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties

Glycerin4.7% - 7.1%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Glyceryl glucoside0.15% - 0.7%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

Can help to restore skin barrier function and soften its upper layer

C12-15 alkyl benzoate1.9% - 2.8%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:MEDIUM

Enhances the product texture and makes it more spreadable. Helps reduce water loss from the outer layer of skin. Extands the shelf life by preventing bacteria growth

Cetearyl alcohol3.6% - 5.4%

Irritation risk:Comedogenicity:MediumConcentration:Effectiveness:MEDIUM

A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture

Dicaprylyl ether1.5% - 2.3%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:LOW

Helps soften the upper layer of the skin while creating a non-greasy feel on the skin. Helps to dissolve other ingredients

Octyldodecanol0.4% - 0.95%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:LOW

An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation

Panthenol0.2% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Insufficient!

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function

Sun protection

This product offers broad spectrum sun protection, but it is weak. We recommend to use a broad spectrum sunscreen with at least SPF 30.

This product can be considered "reef safe" because it does not contain the UV filters (oxybenzone and octinoxate) that can be harmful to coral reefs when present in the water in high concentrations.

Octocrylene1% - 1.6%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

A weak sunscreen that protects against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB) and is somewhat effective against the UVA rays. It is quite stable and can help stabilize other, more vulnerable, sunscreen ingredients like Avobenzone. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen

Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane1.3% - 1.9%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

Avobenzone. An organic, or so-called "chemical" UV filter. Protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Needs to be combined with other filters in a formulation to be stable.

Key Actives

Panthenol0.2% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Reduces redness, Moisturizing, Reduces irritation

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function

Vitis vinifera seed oil0.35% - 0.85%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation

A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties

Glycerin4.7% - 7.1%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Moisturizing

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane1.3% - 1.9%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Sun protection

Avobenzone. An organic, or so-called "chemical" UV filter. Protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Needs to be combined with other filters in a formulation to be stable.

Octocrylene1% - 1.6%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Sun protection

Glyceryl glucoside0.15% - 0.7%

Irritation risk:

Works for:Moisturizing

Can help to restore skin barrier function and soften its upper layer

Potential irritants

Methylpropanediol3% - 4.5%

Irritation risk:

Helps dissolve other ingredients in a formulation

Tapioca starch2.2% - 3.4%

Irritation risk:

Used to create a thicker product consistency

Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane1.3% - 1.9%

Irritation risk:

Avobenzone. An organic, or so-called "chemical" UV filter. Protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Needs to be combined with other filters in a formulation to be stable.

Octocrylene1% - 1.6%

Irritation risk:

Hydrogenated coco-glycerides0.5% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Helps oil and water mix together while creating a nice finish on the skin

Glycyrrhiza inflata root extract0.4% - 0.9%

Irritation risk:

A plant extract that can help lighten the skin and calm down inflammation. Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals

Vitis vinifera seed oil0.35% - 0.85%

Irritation risk:

A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties

Ethylhexylglycerin0.15% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

A preservative

Sodium stearoyl glutamate0.15% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Helps oil and water mix together

Piroctone olamine0.1% - 0.3%

Irritation risk:

A preservative

Comedogenic ingredients

Cetearyl alcohol3.6% - 5.4%

Irritation risk:Comedogenicity:Medium

A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture

All ingredients

Water40% - 60%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

Glycerin4.7% - 7.1%

Irritation risk:

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Cetearyl alcohol3.6% - 5.4%

Irritation risk:Comedogenicity:Medium

A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture

Methylpropanediol3% - 4.5%

Irritation risk:

Helps dissolve other ingredients in a formulation

Tapioca starch2.2% - 3.4%

Irritation risk:

Used to create a thicker product consistency

C12-15 alkyl benzoate1.9% - 2.8%

Irritation risk:

Enhances the product texture and makes it more spreadable. Helps reduce water loss from the outer layer of skin. Extands the shelf life by preventing bacteria growth

Dicaprylyl ether1.5% - 2.3%

Irritation risk:

Helps soften the upper layer of the skin while creating a non-greasy feel on the skin. Helps to dissolve other ingredients

Sodium pg-sulfonate1.3% - 2%

Irritation risk:

Unknown

Irritation risk:

The ingredient is not recognized

Benzimidazole1.1% - 1.7%

Irritation risk:

Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane1.3% - 1.9%

Irritation risk:

Avobenzone. An organic, or so-called "chemical" UV filter. Protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Needs to be combined with other filters in a formulation to be stable.

Octocrylene1% - 1.6%

Irritation risk:

Hydrogenated coco-glycerides0.5% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Helps oil and water mix together while creating a nice finish on the skin

Octyldodecanol0.4% - 0.95%

Irritation risk:

An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation

Glycyrrhiza inflata root extract0.4% - 0.9%

Irritation risk:

A plant extract that can help lighten the skin and calm down inflammation. Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals

Vitis vinifera seed oil0.35% - 0.85%

Irritation risk:

A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties

Panthenol0.2% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function

Glyceryl glucoside0.15% - 0.7%

Irritation risk:

Can help to restore skin barrier function and soften its upper layer

Carbomer0.15% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Helps create a thicker or gel-like product texture. It is not a surfactant but can be used in gentle cleansing formulations

Ethylhexylglycerin0.15% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

A preservative

Sodium stearoyl glutamate0.15% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Helps oil and water mix together

Sodium chloride0.1% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Used to stabilize mixtures of oil and water, and create thicker, gel-like product textures

Trisodium edta0.1% - 0.35%

Irritation risk:

Helps preserve product formulations

Phenoxyethanol0.1% - 0.35%

Irritation risk:

A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products

Piroctone olamine0.1% - 0.3%

Irritation risk:

A preservative

Ingredient list view

Water, Glycerin, Cetearyl alcohol, Methylpropanediol, Tapioca starch, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Dicaprylyl ether, Sodium pg-sulfonate, Unknown, Benzimidazole, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Octocrylene, Hydrogenated coco-glycerides, Octyldodecanol, Glycyrrhiza inflata root extract, Vitis vinifera seed oil, Panthenol, Glyceryl glucoside, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium stearoyl glutamate, Sodium chloride, Trisodium edta, Phenoxyethanol, Piroctone olamine

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Nivea Sensitive Day Cream

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What does the product description say?

Sun protection

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