Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-place Foundation SPF 10
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-place Foundation SPF 10 is a long-wear foundation with mineral titanium dioxide providing the sun factor. It sets to a matte finish with low white cast, stays lightweight, and works well as a makeup base, with low sting and low pore-clogging risk. With a score of 49.0 and only weak protection at SPF 10, it is a foundation first and not a substitute for a proper sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
16
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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White cast
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #9
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #22
- +11.9 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.8 Coated minerals (Alumina, Methicone)
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Heavy feel
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #9
- −6 Tribehenin at #8, wax film
- −15 Trimethylsiloxysilicate at #3, silicone wax film
- +6.8 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
67
- +100 Starting score
- −33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Laureth-7)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #24, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #9, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 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
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +14 2 water-locking waxes
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 (24)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 26.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 5 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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11 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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13 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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17 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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19 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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23 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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24 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Does Estée Lauder Double Wear work as a makeup base?
Yes, it rates well as a makeup base, sets matte with low white cast, and stays lightweight, which is its core strength as a long-wear foundation.
Is SPF 10 enough sun protection?
No, at SPF 10 the protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0 out of 100. It is a foundation first and should be paired with a dedicated sunscreen.
Is the Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-place Foundation SPF 10 mineral or chemical?
Its sun factor comes from mineral titanium dioxide, so it is a mineral formula.