Deborah Milano Formula Pura BB Cream SPF 20
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Deborah Milano Formula Pura BB Cream SPF 20 is a pure mineral BB cream using Titanium Dioxide. It wears with a balanced finish, commonly low white cast, and a lightweight feel, and it works well as a makeup base. Protection is weak at SPF 20 with a score of 49.0/100, so it suits light everyday cover rather than extended sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
19
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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White cast
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #4 (nano)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #32
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +24.2 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.6 Coated minerals (Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −2 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #17, butter/occlusive fat
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Fungal acne
High
16
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #33, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 4 Glycerin at #11, the anchor humectant
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1.5 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted) (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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (35)
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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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3 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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 ← 1.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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9 Silica
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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11 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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16 Lycopene
Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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20 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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21 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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22 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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27 Xanthophyll
Supporting ingredient
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28 Lysine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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33 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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34 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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35 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does Deborah Milano Formula Pura BB Cream work under makeup?
Yes, it works well as a makeup base, and as a BB cream it adds light coverage itself. It wears with a balanced finish and commonly low white cast.
Is the Deborah Milano Formula Pura BB Cream SPF 20 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral BB cream using Titanium Dioxide as its only UV filter.
Is Deborah Milano Formula Pura BB Cream good for sun protection?
Protection is weak at SPF 20 with a score of 49.0/100, so it suits light everyday cover rather than extended sun exposure.