Cien Anti-aging SPF 30 Suncream
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cien Anti-Aging SPF 30 Suncream is a chemical sunscreen using Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, avobenzone (Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane), and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, an older-generation filter set. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, keeps white cast low, and generally works as a base under makeup. The pore-clogging risk is low, but it can sting noticeably if it gets near the eyes. With good protection and a score of 66.0/100, it is a budget-friendly daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
58
- +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)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #12, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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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
15
- +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
- −2 Ensulizole at #12, 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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Heavy feel
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
- +0.8 Volatile alcohol at #2, evaporating texture
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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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
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #2
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, 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 (32)
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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Legacy UV filter (Ensulizole), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 11.2 UV protection
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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14 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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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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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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24 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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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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27 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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31 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Does Cien Anti-Aging SPF 30 sting the eyes?
It can sting noticeably if it gets near the eyes, so apply carefully around the eye area. Otherwise it wears with a balanced finish and stays lightweight.
Is the Cien Anti-aging SPF 30 Suncream mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, avobenzone, and Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, with no zinc or titanium.
Is Cien Anti-Aging SPF 30 any good?
It scores 66.0/100 with good protection, a budget-friendly daily option. It keeps white cast low and works as a base under makeup.