Nivea

Sun protect & refresh

The ingredient list of Nivea Sun protect & refresh (sunscreens) has 31 items. It contains fragrance, silicones and denatured alcohol. No parabens on the list. 15 ingredients are subject to EU restrictions – details below.

29/31 recognised
Nivea Sun protect & refresh
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This ingredient list comes from an open database entry last updated in 2017. The formula may have changed since – compare it with the label of the product you buy.

This product comes from Open Beauty Facts, an open database edited by volunteers. The ingredient list has not yet been verified by INCIMondo against the label; formulas can change over time and differ between markets.

Ingredients

  1. AQUA · Solvent
  2. Alcohol Denat.. Homosalate · not recognised
  3. BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE · Light stabilizer, UV absorber, UV filterEU restrictions
  4. ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE · Light stabilizer, UV absorber, UV filterEU restrictions
  5. OCTOCRYLENE · Light stabilizer, UV absorber, UV filterEU restrictions
  6. TAPIOCA STARCH · Viscosity controlling
  7. ISOPROPYL PALMITATE · Binding, Skin conditioning – emollient, Fragrance
  8. TITANIUM DIOXIDE · Colorant, Opacifying, UV absorberEU restrictions
  9. BIS-ETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENOL METHOXYPHENYL TRIAZINE · Hair conditioning, Light stabilizer, UV absorberEU restrictions
  10. POLYSILICONE-15 · Light stabilizer, UV absorber, UV filterEU restrictions
  11. SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE · Anticaking, Antifoaming, Skin conditioning – emollient
  12. GLYCERIN · Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant
  13. MENTHOL · Denaturant, Fragrance, RefreshingEU restrictions
  14. TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · Antioxidant, Skin conditioning
  15. SILICA · Abrasive, Absorbent, Anticaking
  16. POLYGLYCERYL-3 METHYLGLUCOSE DISTEARATE · Surfactant – emulsifying
  17. SODIUM ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER · Film forming
  18. HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE · Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Film forming
  19. SODIUM CARBOMER · Emulsion stabilising, Film forming, Gel forming
  20. DIMETHICONE · Antifoaming, Skin conditioning – emollient, Skin conditioning
  21. TRISODIUM EDTA · Chelating
  22. PHENOXYETHANOL · Antimicrobial, PreservativeEU restrictions
  23. LINALOOL · Deodorant, PerfumingEU restrictions
  24. LIMONENE · Deodorant, Solvent, PerfumingEU restrictions
  25. BUTYLPHENYL METHYLPROPIONAL · Fragrance, PerfumingEU restrictions
  26. BENZYL ALCOHOL · Preservative, Solvent, Viscosity controllingEU restrictions
  27. Alpha-Isomethyl lonone · not recognised
  28. CITRONELLOL · PerfumingEU restrictions
  29. EUGENOL · Denaturant, Tonic, PerfumingEU restrictions
  30. COUMARIN · PerfumingEU restrictions
  31. PARFUM · Fragrance, Perfuming

An INCI list does not reveal exact concentrations.

Ingredient list as published

Aqua, Alcohol Denat.. Homosalate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, Tapioca Starch, Isopropyl Palmitate, Titanium Dioxide (nano), Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Polysilicone-15, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Glycerin, Menthol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Silica, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Sodium Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Carbomer, Dimethicone, Trisodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Linalool, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Alcohol, Alpha-Isomethyl lonone, Citronellol, Eugenol, Coumarin, Parfum.

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