Estée Lauder Double Wear Soft Light Hydra Matte Spf 10 Foundation
49/100 overall score
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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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Allergens
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Essential oils (Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil)
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White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #36
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +36.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.1 Coated minerals (Methicone)
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Heavy feel
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #4
- −6 Tribehenin at #11, wax film
- −15 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #3, silicone wax film
- −10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
- +11.8 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
- −4.8 Dense mineral + wax system, stays heavy after dry-down
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Laureth-7)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #35, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 6.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #19, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 7 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 9 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +14 2 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (38)
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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 15 silicone wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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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 ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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5 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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28 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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31 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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35 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment