Cien Vitalbeauty Anti-ageing & Extra Firming Day Cream
80/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cien Vitalbeauty Anti-ageing & Extra Firming Day Cream is an anti-aging day cream with a hybrid filter blend of ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl triazone, avobenzone and Tinosorb S. It wears balanced and lightweight with a low white cast and is generally low-sting with low pore-clogging triggers. Protection is rated excellent, and a strong score of 79.8/100 makes it a capable firming day cream with reliable broad-spectrum coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
80
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −7.6 UVB coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #10 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −11 5 declared fragrance allergens
- −1 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #13, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- −4 Glycine Soja Oil at #8, moderate comedogenic signal
- −9 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #4, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
44
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate SE)
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #23, hyaluronic family
- → 4 3 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 5 3 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 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 →Full ingredient list (33)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 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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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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15 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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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 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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24 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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25 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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30 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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pH adjuster
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Does Cien Vitalbeauty Day Cream leave a white cast?
No, the white cast is rated low. It wears balanced and lightweight, so it generally absorbs without a visible residue.
Is Cien Vitalbeauty Day Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a fully chemical sunscreen with a hybrid blend of ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexyl triazone, avobenzone and Tinosorb S, with no mineral filters.
Is Cien Vitalbeauty Anti-ageing Day Cream good?
It scores 79.8/100 with excellent protection, so it is a strong pick. It is a capable firming day cream with reliable broad-spectrum coverage.