Chanel Les Beige Sheer Healthy Glow Tinted Moisturiser Spf 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Chanel Les Beige Sheer Healthy Glow Tinted Moisturiser SPF 30 is a tinted moisturiser using just titanium dioxide and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate for sun cover. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish, shows low white cast thanks to the tint, does not sting, and rates excellent under and as makeup. It is generally low for pore-clogging. Protection rates weak and the score sits at 49, so it is best treated as a cosmetic tint with light sun cover rather than dedicated SPF protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
- −0.3 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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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
95
- +100 Starting score
- −17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #5 (nano)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #38
- +13.7 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.9 Coated minerals (Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #8
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −3 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #10, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +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 #35, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #25, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Caprylyl Methicone)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 9 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 1.5 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (39)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 1.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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8 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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12 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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18 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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19 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Lysine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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32 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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33 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Colorant or pigment
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35 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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36 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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37 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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39 Mica
Colorant or pigment
Is Chanel Les Beige Tinted Moisturiser good for sun protection?
Protection rates weak and the score sits at 49, with only two filters. It is best treated as a cosmetic tint with light sun cover rather than dedicated SPF protection.
Is the Chanel Les Beige Sheer Healthy Glow Tinted Moisturiser Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It uses just titanium dioxide and Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, a mix of one mineral and one chemical filter.
Does it leave a white cast and work as makeup?
White cast is low thanks to the tint, and it rates excellent under and as makeup. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and does not sting.