Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation Broad Spectrum Spf 25
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation is a tinted makeup product with Spf 25 from an older-school filter pairing of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Titanium Dioxide. As a foundation it is excellent as a makeup base with a matte finish, low white cast, and low pore-clogging risk, and it does not commonly sting. Its protection is weak, so the 49.0/100 score reflects that it should be treated as light cosmetic coverage, not a standalone sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- −2 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (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
- −18 Titanium Dioxide, 5.6% declared
- +12.6 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.8 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #6
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 5.6% declared
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Fungal acne
Safe
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #35, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
- ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #28, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #6
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Caprylyl Methicone)
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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
- → 7 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (37)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 18 5.6% declared
- ↑ 10 5.6% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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6 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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11 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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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18 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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21 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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31 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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32 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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33 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Colorant or pigment
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35 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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37 Mica
Colorant or pigment
Is Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow good as a sunscreen?
Not on its own. Its protection is weak, which is why it scores 49.0/100. It is a foundation with light SPF, so it should be paired with a dedicated sunscreen.
Does the Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Foundation Broad Spectrum Spf 25 work as a makeup base?
Yes, it is excellent as a makeup base since it is itself a foundation. It has a matte finish, low white cast, and low pore-clogging risk.
Is this foundation mineral or chemical?
It uses both. The filters are the older-school chemical Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate plus the mineral Titanium Dioxide.