Clinique Repairwear™ Uplifting Firming Cream Broad Spectrum Spf 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Clinique Repairwear Uplifting Firming Cream is a moisturizer with Broad Spectrum SPF 15, using older-generation filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Ethylhexyl Salicylate alongside Titanium Dioxide. It has a balanced finish with low white cast but a somewhat heavier feel, and it performs poorly as a makeup base. It does not commonly sting and is low on pore-clogging. With weak SPF 15 protection and a 49/100 score, it is best treated as a moisturizer rather than primary sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- −10 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 1.7% declared
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #18
- +1.4 Coated minerals (Alumina, Methicone)
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Eye sting
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Medium
51
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 1.7% declared
- −14 Petrolatum at #6, heaviest occlusive
- −12 Polyethylene at #7, wax film
- −2 Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter at #34, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #14, heavy oil
- −10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #39, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Potato Starch Modified)
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #50, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sorbitol)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Potato Starch Modified)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 12 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (60)
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 (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 1.7% declared
- ↑ 10 1.7% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 14 heaviest occlusive
- 5 → dewy occlusive
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Supporting ingredient
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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23 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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30 Whey Protein
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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32 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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33 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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37 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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38 Dextrin
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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42 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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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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Botanical extract
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46 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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47 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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54 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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58 Ci 14700
Colorant or pigment
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59 Ci 19140
Colorant or pigment
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is Clinique Repairwear Uplifting Firming Cream good sun protection?
It offers only weak SPF 15 protection and scores 49 out of 100. It is better viewed as a moisturizer with light SPF than as primary sun protection.
Is the Clinique Repairwear™ Uplifting Firming Cream Broad Spectrum Spf 15 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical-leaning, using older filters Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Ethylhexyl Salicylate alongside mineral Titanium Dioxide.
Does it work under makeup?
It performs poorly as a makeup base and has a slightly heavier feel. If you layer makeup, a lighter dedicated sunscreen may sit better.