Cien Q10 Intense Day Cream
82/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cien Q10 Intense Day Cream is a moisturizer with built-in sun protection from a hybrid set of chemical filters, including Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It settles to a balanced finish with little white cast, feels lightweight, and is low on the pore-clogging scale while not appearing to sting. Protection is rated excellent and it earns a strong 82/100. As a day cream it can serve as a convenient layer of defense, though a dedicated sunscreen is worth considering for longer time outdoors.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
80
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −10.9 UVB coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #9 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #17
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Eye sting
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −4 Volatile alcohol at #8
- −8 Fragrance
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #22, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #9, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #31, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Coco-Caprylate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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)
Full ingredient list (44)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → 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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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8 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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16 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Colorant or pigment
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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24 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the 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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29 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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33 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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35 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Tannic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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42 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is Cien Q10 Intense Day Cream a real sunscreen?
It is a day cream with built-in sun protection from chemical filters, so it offers a layer of defense rather than acting as a dedicated sunscreen. For longer time outdoors, a standalone SPF is worth adding.
Does the Cien Q10 Intense Day Cream leave a white cast or feel heavy?
No, it keeps a balanced finish with little white cast and feels lightweight. It is also low on the pore-clogging scale and does not appear to sting.
Is it mineral or chemical, and is it any good?
It is chemical, using a hybrid set of modern filters. Protection is rated excellent and it earns a strong 82/100 for a day cream with SPF.