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Bielenda Professional Post Treatment Care Cover Cream Soothing & Tinted Face Cream SPF 25

Bielenda Professional Post Treatment Care Cover Cream Soothing & Tinted Face Cream SPF 25

83/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Bielenda Professional Post Treatment Care Cover Cream SPF 25 is a soothing tinted face cream using a mineral-modern hybrid of Titanium Dioxide and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Tinosorb M). It has a balanced finish with low white cast and a lightweight feel, and its low breakout-trigger rating is generally friendly to sensitive, reactive skin. It scores 83.0/100, one of the highest here, with good protection and a disqualifying flag. Note the SPF 25 rating means it is lighter sun cover than an SPF 50 product.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 70
  • +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • +38.4 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 92
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Sensitizing preservatives (DMDM Hydantoin)
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White cast

Low 89
  • +100 Starting score
  • −35 Titanium Dioxide at #6
  • −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #5
  • −6 Tinosorb M at #10
  • +32.2 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
  • +1.4 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
  • +1.9 Coated minerals (Alumina, Methicone)
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Heavy feel

Low 84
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Titanium Dioxide at #6
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 80
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Sodium Caproyl/Lauroyl Lactylate)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
  • +0 Dimethicone at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #12, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • −10 Titanium Dioxide at #6, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 6 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
  • ← 3 High mineral load at #6 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  • ✨ Vitamin E
  • ✨ Panthenol (B5)

Full ingredient list (34)

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.

  1. 1 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. 2 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  5. Colorant or pigment

  6. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)

    • ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
  7. 7 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  8. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  10. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  11. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
  12. 12 Ci 77492

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  13. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  14. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  15. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  16. 16 Panthenol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  17. 17 Allantoin

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  18. 18 Methicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  19. 19 Decyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  20. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  21. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  22. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  23. 23 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  24. 24 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  25. Supporting ingredient

  26. 26 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  27. 27 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  28. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  29. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  30. 30 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  31. 31 DMDM Hydantoin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  32. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  33. 33 Ci 77491

    Colorant or pigment

  34. 34 Ci 77499

    Colorant or pigment

What SPF is Bielenda Post Treatment Care Cover Cream?

It is SPF 25, so it offers lighter sun cover than an SPF 50 product. It is a soothing tinted face cream rather than a high-SPF daily sunscreen.

Does the Bielenda Professional Post Treatment Care Cover Cream Soothing & Tinted Face Cream SPF 25 leave a white cast?

No, it is rated low for white cast. As a tinted cream with a balanced, lightweight finish, it generally blends into the skin.

Is Bielenda Cover Cream good for sensitive skin?

Its low breakout-trigger rating and soothing tinted formula make it generally friendly to reactive skin. It scores 83.0/100, one of the highest here, with good protection.

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