Blue Heaven High Coverage Foundation With Primer & Spf 50 Pa+++
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Blue Heaven High Coverage Foundation With Primer & SPF 50 PA+++ is a foundation with older-generation sun filters, Zinc Oxide and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It wears matte and lightweight with low white cast, and it shines as a makeup base with excellent under-makeup performance. The formula is gentle with a low pore-clogging profile. Protection is rated moderate, so it generally works best layered over a dedicated sunscreen. The overall score is 68.3/100, reflecting its strength as coverage makeup with added SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
46
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #12, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +3 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #12 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10 Propylparaben at #21, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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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
96
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #10
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #28
- +9.8 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Octinoxate at #12, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
94
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #10
- +2 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #25, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 8 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #13, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 10 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (33)
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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3 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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10 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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13 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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16 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
- ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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23 Fragrance
Fragrance
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24 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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25 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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26 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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27 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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31 Ci 77288
Colorant or pigment
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32 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
Is Blue Heaven foundation good as a makeup base?
Yes. Its makeup-base performance is rated excellent, it wears matte and lightweight, and it includes a primer, so it generally works very well as coverage makeup with added SPF.
How strong is the sun protection?
Protection is rated moderate despite the SPF 50 PA+++ label. It is generally best layered over a dedicated sunscreen rather than relied on alone.
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It uses older-generation filters, Zinc Oxide plus Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, so it is a chemical and mineral mix rather than purely mineral.