Givenchy Prisme Primer Color Correcting Primer SPF 20 Jaune
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Givenchy Prisme Primer Color Correcting Primer SPF 20 Jaune is a chemical primer using ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, an older filter, plus titanium dioxide. As makeup it performs well, with a matte finish, a lightweight feel, low white cast and a good base for foundation. As sun protection it is weak: SPF 20 with a dated filter earns just 49, so rely on a separate sunscreen for real coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- −0.3 UVB coverage saturated
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −3 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −9 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −17.5 Titanium Dioxide at #7 (nano)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #34
- +1.9 Tone-up product, visible whitening is the point
- +1.2 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #5
- −8 Fragrance
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- +6.4 Volatile alcohol at #5, evaporating texture
- +2.4 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
71
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquioleate)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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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 #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #5
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #5
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 9 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #5), fast, even canvas
- ← 1.5 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (36)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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5 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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 ← 1.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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13 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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25 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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27 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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33 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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35 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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36 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
Does the Givenchy Prisme Primer SPF 20 work under makeup?
Yes, it is built for that. It is a color-correcting primer with a matte finish, a lightweight feel and low white cast, rated a good base for foundation.
Is the Givenchy Prisme Primer Color Correcting Primer SPF 20 Jaune mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using the older filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate along with titanium dioxide.
Is the SPF 20 enough on its own?
Probably not. The rating calls protection weak, scoring 49 out of 100, since SPF 20 from a dated filter is limited. Treat it as a primer with a little SPF and rely on a separate sunscreen.