Celeteque Light Facial Cream With Spf 30
64/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Celeteque Light Facial Cream is an Spf 30 chemical cream using an older-school trio of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane. It wears light with a balanced finish and low white cast, and is low on pore-clogging risk, though it may sting slightly near the eyes. It works okay under makeup. With a 63.9/100 score and moderate protection, it is a basic light daily cream.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- ×0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #5, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
24
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #5, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- → 1 Glycerin at #19, the anchor humectant
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (19)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 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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12 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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14 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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17 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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18 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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19 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
Is Celeteque Light Facial Cream SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. It uses an older-school trio of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, and Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Does the Celeteque Light Facial Cream With Spf 30 leave a white cast?
No, it keeps a low white cast and wears light with a balanced finish. It may sting slightly near the eyes.
Is Celeteque Light Facial Cream SPF 30 any good?
It scores 63.9/100 with moderate protection, making it a basic light daily cream. It is low on pore-clogging risk and works okay under makeup.