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Dermablend Continuous Correction™ CC Cream SPF 50+

Dermablend SPF 50
Dermablend Continuous Correction™ CC Cream SPF 50+

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 24
  • +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
  • +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
  • +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
  • ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
  • −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #21
  • +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting

Medium 50
  • +100 Starting score
  • −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −10 Volatile alcohol at #7
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 73
  • +100 Starting score
  • −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 45
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #22, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture

Light
LightNourishing
  • ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #7
  • ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer)
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer)
  • ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #7
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Makeup base

Excellent
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
  • → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #7), fast, even canvas
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

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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.

  • ✨ Niacinamide
  • ✨ Vitamin E

Full ingredient list (22)

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 Homosalate

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

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

    • ↑ 8 UV protection
    • ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
  3. 3 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
  4. 4 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  5. 5 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  6. 6 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  7. 7 Alcohol Denat

    Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes

  8. Colorant or pigment

  9. 9 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  10. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  11. 11 Caffeine

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  12. 12 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  13. Botanical extract

  14. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  15. Supporting ingredient

  16. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  17. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  19. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  20. 20 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  21. Colorant or pigment

  22. 22 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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