CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50vsEltaMD UV Clear SPF46
🏆 Settled
EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 — Pick the EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 — it leads these groups: Formula 3 Actives 3
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At a glance
0–100 per group, normalized within the category · Tap a group for details
| CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50 | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 | |
|---|---|---|
| Protection | 65 | 21 |
| Formula | 61 | 100 |
| Actives | 13 | 39 |
How to choose
Pick the CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50 if you care about…
- SPF 50 +4 vs 46
- UV filters 5 +5 vs 0
- Ceramides ✓ vs —
Pick the EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 if you care about…
- Ingredient count 17 +16 vs 33
- Star ingredients 2 +1 vs 1
- Ingredients to avoid 14 +8 vs 22
- Niacinamide ✓ vs —
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Where they differ
9 · Only rows that actually differ, with a verdict per row
| CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50 | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 | Where they differ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPF | 50 | 46 | CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50 |
| UV filters | 5 | 0 | CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50 |
| Ingredient count | 33 | 17 | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 |
| Star ingredients | 1 | 2 | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 |
| Ingredients to avoid | 22 | 14 | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 |
| Niacinamide | — | ✓ | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 |
| Hyaluronic acid | — | ✓ | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 |
| Ceramides | ✓ | — | CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50 |
| AHA exfoliants | — | ✓ | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 |
The record
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Protection2▾
| CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50 | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 | |
|---|---|---|
| SPF | 50 | 46 |
| UV filters | 5 | 0 |
Formula4▾
| CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50 | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient count | 33 | 17 |
| Star ingredients | 1 | 2 |
| Ingredients to avoid | 22 | 14 |
| Fragrance-free | ✓ | ✓ |
Actives8▾
| CeraVe Hydrating Sunscreen SPF50 | EltaMD UV Clear SPF46 | |
|---|---|---|
| Niacinamide | — | ✓ |
| Hyaluronic acid | — | ✓ |
| Vitamin C | — | — |
| Ceramides | ✓ | — |
| Retinoid | — | — |
| Salicylic acid | — | — |
| AHA exfoliants | — | ✓ |
| Clay | — | — |