Cien Vitality Regenerative Day Cream With Calcium, Collagen, Q10, Soybean Oil
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Cien Vitality Regenerative Day Cream is a moisturizing day cream with sun protection, built on a mineral-modern hybrid set of Titanium Dioxide, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (Uvinul A Plus), and Ethylhexyl Triazone (Uvinul T 150). It wears with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and is generally low risk for breakouts. Makeup sits okay over it. With good protection and a score of 71.6/100, it is a reasonable everyday moisturizer-plus-SPF for routine daytime use.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +21.6 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +13.2)
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #17, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #7 (nano)
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Heavy feel
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #8, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Palmitate at #4, heavy comedogenic ester
- −4 Glycine Soja Oil at #9, moderate comedogenic signal
- −15 Glyceryl Stearate SE at #3, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
13
- +100 Starting score
- −37 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
- −50 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate SE)
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Fabric stains
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #14, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Talc)
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 5 3 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc, Silica)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 7 3 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Glycine Soja Oil, Elaeis Guineensis Oil)
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 3 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation (nano)
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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.
- ✨ Coenzyme Q10
Full ingredient list (31)
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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 15 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 17 heavy comedogenic ester
- 4 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (nano)
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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11 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 21.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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16 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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19 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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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23 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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27 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Cien Vitality Regenerative Day Cream mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid. It pairs the mineral filter Titanium Dioxide with modern chemical filters Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate and Ethylhexyl Triazone.
Does the Cien Vitality Regenerative Day Cream With Calcium, Collagen, Q10, Soybean Oil leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. It wears with a balanced finish and a lightweight feel, so it stays fairly discreet on skin.
Is it any good?
It scores 71.6/100 with good protection, which makes it a reasonable everyday moisturizer with sun protection for routine daytime use.