Cien Hand Cream Anti-ageing
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cien Hand Cream Anti-ageing is a hand cream with added sun protection from older chemical filters such as octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, and avobenzone, plus some titanium dioxide. It wears with a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps white cast low, with okay makeup layering. It is low for pore-clogging but carries a medium sting risk, so it is generally best kept away from the eyes. As a hand cream it offers good incidental protection, and its score of 69.5 reflects a supportive rather than primary role.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
63
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #5, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- +8.4 Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid at #15, UV filter
- −5 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 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
58
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Ensulizole at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #14
- −6 Cera Alba at #12, wax film
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #9, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #5, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #14, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
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
- ✨ Coenzyme Q10
Full ingredient list (24)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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11 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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12 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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13 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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18 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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22 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Is Cien Hand Cream a real sunscreen?
It is a hand cream with added sun protection rather than a dedicated sunscreen. It offers good incidental coverage from older chemical filters plus some titanium dioxide, but it is generally best as a supportive layer, not your primary SPF.
Does the Cien Hand Cream Anti-ageing leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it absorbs without a heavy film. Its sting risk is rated medium, so keep it off the immediate eye area when using it on the face.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It leans chemical, with older filters such as octocrylene, ethylhexyl salicylate, and avobenzone, plus some titanium dioxide.