Cien Time Control Crema Hidratante
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cien Time Control Crema Hidratante is a moisturizer with pure mineral sun protection from Titanium Dioxide alone. It has a matte finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, and is generally non-stinging with low breakout potential. However, with a single mineral filter the protection is rated weak. With a score of 49.0/100, this is a daily moisturizer with minimal sun benefit rather than a true sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
16
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −9 5 declared fragrance allergens
- −3 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #36
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
- +12.8 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #10
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #14, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #10, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Volatile alcohol at #36
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #31, hyaluronic family
- → 2 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #36
- ← 6 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 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 (47)
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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 2 → nourishing humectant
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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15 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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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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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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22 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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23 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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25 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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30 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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34 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Supporting ingredient
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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37 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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40 Carmine
Supporting ingredient
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41 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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42 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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43 Tannic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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45 Glucose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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47 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
Is Cien Time Control Crema Hidratante mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, using Titanium Dioxide as its only UV filter. There are no chemical filters in the formula.
Does the Cien Time Control Crema Hidratante leave a white cast?
Its white cast is rated low and the finish is matte. It feels lightweight and is generally non-stinging.
Is Cien Time Control a good sunscreen?
Not as a standalone sunscreen. It scores 49.0/100 with weak protection from a single mineral filter, so treat it as a moisturizer with minimal sun benefit.