Amore Pacific Age Correcting Foundation Cushion Broad Spectrum Spf 25 Medium To Full Coverage
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Amore Pacific Age Correcting Foundation Cushion Broad Spectrum SPF 25 is a cushion foundation with chemical sun protection from ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate. It has a matte finish, stays lightweight, and is rated excellent as a makeup base, which is expected for a foundation. Its SPF is meant to supplement rather than replace a dedicated sunscreen. Protection is rated weak and the overall score is low, so it is best seen as makeup with added SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
11
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #3
- +3.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #16
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Polyethylene at #38, wax film
- −3 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #8, silicone wax film
- −3 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #11, heavy oil
- +2 Volatile silicone at #5, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
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Fabric stains
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #19, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #16
- ← 6 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, …)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #24, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 4 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, …)
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #16
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Cetyl Ethylhexanoate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +6 2 water-locking waxes
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (47)
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
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Botanical extract
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Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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13 Arbutin
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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16 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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23 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
-
24 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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26 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Supporting ingredient
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28 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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32 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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35 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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37 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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38 Polyethylene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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45 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Is the Amore Pacific Cushion SPF 25 enough sun protection on its own?
As a foundation cushion, its SPF is meant to supplement, not replace, a dedicated sunscreen. Protection is rated weak and the overall score is low, so wear a separate sunscreen underneath.
Does the Amore Pacific Age Correcting Foundation Cushion Broad Spectrum Spf 25 Medium To Full Coverage work as a makeup base?
It is rated excellent as a makeup base, which is expected for a cushion foundation, with a matte, lightweight finish.
Is the Amore Pacific Age Correcting Foundation Cushion Broad Spectrum Spf 25 Medium To Full Coverage mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate for sun protection.