Estée Lauder Futurist Skin Tint Serum Foundation With Botanical Oil Infusion SPF 20
74/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −5 UVB coverage saturated
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Zinc Oxide, 6.8% declared
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #41
- +11.2 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +0.3 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #21, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
59
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- −23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #42, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Bentonite)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Bentonite)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Glycine Soja Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (44)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 14 6.8% declared
- ↑ 8 6.8% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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10 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Bentonite
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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29 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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31 Algin
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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32 Xanthan Gum
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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36 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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37 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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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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42 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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43 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
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44 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment