Clé de Peau Beauté Uv Protective Cream Tinted Spf 50+
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
34
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #2, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- −14 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #2, 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
98
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 4.6% declared
- +4.9 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.3 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Octocrylene at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −1 Volatile alcohol at #44
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 4.6% declared
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Comedogenic
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −17 Isopropyl Myristate at #7, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
64
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #2, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #55, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #10
- ← 9 5 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Hydrated Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, …)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate at #23, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Trehalose)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 7 5 sebum-absorbing powders (Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Silica, …)
- ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 Volatile alcohol at #10
- → 4 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 2 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #10), fast, even canvas
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (56)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 4.6% declared
- ↑ 10 4.6% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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17 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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19 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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37 PPG-17
Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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44 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Supporting ingredient
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46 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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47 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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49 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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50 Theanine
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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53 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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55 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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56 Mica
Colorant or pigment