3LAB Aqua Bb Spf 40 - Shade 1
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
21
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Allergens
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Essential oils (Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil)
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White cast
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Titanium Dioxide, 7.9% declared
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #38
- −3 Pure mineral formula (7.9% total declared)
- +16.1 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Methicone)
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Heavy feel
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Titanium Dioxide, 7.9% declared
- −3 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #8, silicone wax film
- +5.8 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #39, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
- → 4 3 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Glycereth-26, Beta-Glucan)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 9 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (39)
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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 18 7.9% declared
- ↑ 20 7.9% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Botanical extract
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 silicone wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Supporting ingredient
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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13 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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14 Trisiloxane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Glycereth-26
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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17 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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21 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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22 Beta-Glucan
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Colorant or pigment
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39 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)