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blk Cosmetics Skintint Sun Shield SPF 35

blk Cosmetics SPF 35
blk Cosmetics Skintint Sun Shield SPF 35

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 20
  • +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
  • ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 35)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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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 84
  • +100 Starting score
  • −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #18
  • −15 Pure mineral formula
  • +36.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Fragrance
  • +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel

Low 86
  • +100 Starting score
  • −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
  • −3 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #9, silicone wax film
  • +4.8 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Safe 100
  • +100 Starting score
  • +0 Dimethicone at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #19, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
  • ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 12 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
  • ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
  • ← 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +4 1 water-locking waxes
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Full ingredient list (21)

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. 3 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  4. 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)
  5. 5 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
  6. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  7. 7 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  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. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  12. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  13. 13 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. 14 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  15. 15 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  16. 16 Cetyl Phosphate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  17. 17 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  18. Colorant or pigment

  19. 19 Ci 77492

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  20. 20 Ci 77491

    Colorant or pigment

  21. 21 Ci 77499

    Colorant or pigment

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