Cien Cien Cellular Beauty Cream
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cien Cellular Beauty Cream is a day cream with chemical sun protection from an older-generation filter blend (octocrylene, octisalate, avobenzone and Ensulizole). It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, with a low pore-clogging tendency, though it may sting slightly for some. Protection is good for daily wear, and the formula is comfortable for everyday use. Its score of 67/100 reflects reliable but unremarkable sun care in a moisturizing cream.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
57
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +11.2 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #10, 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 #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −11 5 declared fragrance allergens
- −1 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
38
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 Ensulizole at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −47 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sucrose Polystearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, 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
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate 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.
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (36)
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 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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11 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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13 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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15 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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20 Glycol
Supporting ingredient
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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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27 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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28 Fragrance
Fragrance
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29 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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31 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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32 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is this a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a chemical sunscreen using an older-generation filter blend, octocrylene, octisalate, avobenzone and Ensulizole.
Does the Cien Cien Cellular Beauty Cream leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low, and the balanced finish stays lightweight. It may sting slightly for some users.
Is the Cien Cien Cellular Beauty Cream any good?
It scores 67/100 with good protection. It is a reliable, comfortable day cream with everyday sun coverage rather than a standout.