Amperna Pro+ Bio Soothing Day Mineral CC SPF 15
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Amperna Pro+ Bio Soothing Day Mineral CC SPF 15 is a pure mineral CC cream using Zinc Oxide. It finishes matte, wears lightweight with a low white cast, and has low sting and low breakout risk, so it is generally gentle on sensitive and acne-prone skin. Protection rates moderate, with SPF 15 offering light daily coverage. With a score of 71.4/100 it is a soothing everyday mineral tint, best topped up for longer sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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Allergens
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Essential oils (Salvia Officinalis Oil)
- −14 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
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White cast
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #22
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +50.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Heavy feel
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
- +11.3 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #23, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #17, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Panthenol, Urea, Sodium Lactate)
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 11 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
- ✨ Allantoin
Full ingredient list (25)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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14 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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15 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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16 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Colorant or pigment
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23 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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24 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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25 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
Is Amperna Pro+ Mineral CC mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, using zinc oxide.
Does the Amperna Pro+ Bio Soothing Day Mineral CC SPF 15 leave a white cast and work under makeup?
White cast is low and it finishes matte with a lightweight feel, layering acceptably as a tinted base. Breakout risk is low.
Is the SPF 15 enough?
Protection rates moderate, with SPF 15 offering light daily coverage. It scores 71.4/100, so top it up for longer sun exposure.