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Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultra Radiance Liquid Makeup Spf 20

Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultra Radiance Liquid Makeup Spf 20

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 22
  • +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #7, UV filter
  • +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
  • ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety

High 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • −36 Octinoxate at #7 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 Fragrance
  • −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast

Low 97
  • +100 Starting score
  • −6 Titanium Dioxide at #14
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #76
  • +4 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
  • +0.6 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Methicone)
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Eye sting

Low 81
  • +100 Starting score
  • −11 Octinoxate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
  • −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel

Low 96
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #14
  • −2 Tribehenin at #16, wax film
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #47, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne

High 17
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
  • −42 3 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate)
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Laureth-7)
  • −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
  • +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #35, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains

Medium 58
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #77, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide at #14, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Boron Nitride, Polyphenylsilsesquioxane)
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 Glycerin at #46, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #19, hyaluronic family
  • → 2 2 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate)
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
  • → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Polyphenylsilsesquioxane, Boron Nitride)
  • ← 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • → 1 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
  • → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 11 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +2 1 water-locking waxes
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Full ingredient list (77)

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 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  4. 4 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  5. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  6. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  7. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)

    • ↑ 17.1 UV protection
    • ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
  8. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. Botanical extract

  10. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 1 → nourishing light emollient
  11. 11 Isohexadecane

    Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

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

  14. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 2 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
  15. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. 16 Tribehenin

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 wax film
    • ↑ 2 wax water lock
  17. 17 Olivine Extract

    Botanical extract

  18. Botanical extract

  19. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  20. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  21. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  22. 22 Pearl Powder

    Supporting ingredient

  23. 23 Gold

    Supporting ingredient

  24. 24 Ruby Powder

    Supporting ingredient

  25. 25 Sapphire Powder

    Supporting ingredient

  26. 26 Nephrite Powder

    Supporting ingredient

  27. Botanical extract

  28. Botanical extract

  29. Botanical extract

  30. 30 Algae Extract

    Botanical extract

  31. Botanical extract

  32. Botanical extract

  33. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  34. 34 Ergothioneine

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  35. Botanical extract

    • 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 1 → dewy emollient lipid
  36. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  37. Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin

  38. 38 Linoleic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  39. 39 Laureth-7

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  40. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  41. 41 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  42. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  43. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  44. 44 Cholesterol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  45. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  46. 46 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  47. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
    • 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  48. Supporting ingredient

  49. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  50. 50 Polysilicone-11

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  51. 51 Sodium Lactate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  52. Supporting ingredient

  53. 53 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  54. 54 Sodium PCA

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  55. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  56. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  57. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  58. Supporting ingredient

  59. 59 Methicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  60. 60 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  61. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  62. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  63. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  64. 64 Dextran

    Supporting ingredient

  65. 65 Boron Nitride

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  66. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  67. 67 Fragrance

    Fragrance

  68. 68 BHT

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  69. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  70. 70 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  71. 71 Sorbic Acid

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  72. 72 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  73. 73 Chloroxylenol

    Supporting ingredient

  74. 74 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  75. 75 Mica

    Colorant or pigment

  76. Colorant or pigment

  77. 77 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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