Cien Anti Ageing Factor 30 Cream
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cien Anti Ageing Factor 30 Cream is a chemical sunscreen built on octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, avobenzone and phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, an older-generation filter set, in a day-cream format. It has a balanced finish, a lightweight feel and no white cast, and works well as a base under makeup, but it is more likely to sting the eyes. Pore-clogging risk is low. It scores 65 out of 100 with moderate protection, fitting as a moisturizing daily cream rather than a dedicated high-SPF sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
55
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #13, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
61
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −18 8 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #13, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #2
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 7 declared fragrance allergens
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #7, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #2
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #26, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #2
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #2), fast, even canvas
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +14 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Skincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- ✨ Vitamin E
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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2 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- ↑ 5 high up speeds filter migration
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 8.4 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
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14 Fragrance
Fragrance
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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20 Carnosine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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28 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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31 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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33 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Cien Anti Ageing Factor 30 Cream good under makeup?
Yes. It rates well as a makeup base and has a balanced, lightweight finish, though it is more likely to sting if it gets into the eyes.
Is Cien Anti Ageing Factor 30 Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. Its filters are octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, avobenzone and phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid.
Is Cien Anti Ageing Factor 30 Cream any good?
It scores 65 out of 100 with moderate protection. It works as a moisturizing daily cream with no white cast and a good makeup base, rather than a dedicated high-SPF sunscreen.