Collistar Unico Foundation SPF 15
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Collistar Unico Foundation is an SPF 15 foundation with light sun protection from Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Zinc Oxide. It dries to a matte finish, stays lightweight with low white cast, and is reported as non-stinging and low for pore-clogging, with excellent makeup compatibility as expected for a foundation. Protection is rated moderate and the score is 72.3/100, so it is generally best used over a dedicated sunscreen rather than as standalone sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #8
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #36
- +9.8 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.6 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Hydrogen Dimethicone)
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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #8
- +1.2 Volatile hydrocarbon at #7, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Safe
100
- +100 Starting score
- +0 Dimethicone at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #37, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −5 Zinc Oxide at #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 8 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 10 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 3 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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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 (39)
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
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3 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Fructose
Humectant, pulls water into the 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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Dimethiconol
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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24 Isomalt
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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32 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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35 Phytol
Supporting ingredient
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Colorant or pigment
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37 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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38 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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39 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
What SPF is Collistar Unico Foundation?
It is a foundation with SPF 15 and moderate rated protection, so it is generally best used over a dedicated sunscreen rather than as standalone protection.
Does the Collistar Unico Foundation SPF 15 work under or as makeup?
It is a foundation itself, with excellent makeup compatibility and a matte finish, so it functions as your makeup base while adding light sun protection.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It uses both, combining the chemical filter Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate with the mineral filter Zinc Oxide for its SPF 15 coverage.