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blk Cosmetics Airy Matte Cushion Foundation SPF 15

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

No data
  • SPF claimed but no UV filter in the imported ingredient list
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #35
  • +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Heavy feel

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #9, silicone wax film
  • +0.8 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
  • +0.3 Volatile hydrocarbon at #4, flashes off
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 68
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Oleate)
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Dioleate)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

Medium 60
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #36, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture

Light
LightNourishing
  • ← 6.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
  • ← 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
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Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 7 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
  • ← 11 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Excellent
PillsPrimer
  • → 9 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
  • → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
  • ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +4 1 water-locking waxes
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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.

  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (38)

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. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 → dewy emollient lipid
  4. 4 Isododecane

    Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
  5. 5 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  6. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
  7. 7 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

    • ↑ 3 silicone wax film
    • ↑ 4 wax water lock
  10. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  11. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  12. 12 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  13. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  15. 15 Mg Stearate+

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. 16 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  17. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  18. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  19. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  20. Supporting ingredient

  21. Supporting ingredient

  22. 22 Sorbitan Oleate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  23. 23 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  24. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  25. 25 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  26. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  27. 27 Butyl Avocadate

    Supporting ingredient

  28. 28 Hexyldecanol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  29. 29 Bisabolol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  30. Supporting ingredient

  31. 31 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  32. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  33. Supporting ingredient

  34. 34 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  35. Colorant or pigment

  36. 36 Ci 77492

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  37. 37 Ci 77491

    Colorant or pigment

  38. 38 Ci 77499

    Colorant or pigment

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