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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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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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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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
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.
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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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15 Mg Stearate+
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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28 Hexyldecanol
Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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29 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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31 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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34 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Colorant or pigment
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36 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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37 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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38 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment