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Clarins Extra-Firming Wrinkle Control Firming Day Cream SPF 15

Clarins SPF 15
Clarins Extra-Firming Wrinkle Control Firming Day Cream SPF 15

63/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 52
  • +16 Octocrylene at #1, UV filter
  • +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
  • +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
  • ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety

Medium 46
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 67
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Eye sting

Medium 37
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −22 Octocrylene at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 74
  • +100 Starting score
  • −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains

High 25
  • +100 Starting score
  • −50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  • −15 Octocrylene at #1, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 2 strong humectants (Betaine, Sorbitol)
  • → 4 1 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • → 9 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
  • ← 1.5 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.

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Full ingredient list (45)

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.

  1. 1 Octocrylene

    Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 16 UV protection
    • ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
  2. 2 Homosalate

    Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 12 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
    • ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
    • ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
  4. 4 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  5. 5 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. Botanical extract

    • ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
    • 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  8. 8 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
  10. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  11. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  13. 13 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  14. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  15. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. 16 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  17. 17 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  18. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  19. 19 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  20. 20 Tromethamine

    pH adjuster

  21. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  22. 22 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  23. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  24. 24 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  25. 25 Dimethiconol

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  26. 26 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  27. Botanical extract

  28. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  29. 29 Betaine

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  30. 30 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  31. 31 Sorbitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  32. Botanical extract

  33. 33 Maltodextrin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  34. Botanical extract

  35. 35 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  36. Botanical extract

  37. Botanical extract

  38. Botanical extract

  39. 39 Citric Acid

    pH adjuster

  40. Botanical extract

  41. Botanical extract

  42. Botanical extract

  43. 43 Yellow 6

    Colorant or pigment

  44. 44 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  45. 45 Sea Salt

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

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