Givenchy Teint Couture City Balm SPF 25
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Givenchy Teint Couture City Balm SPF 25 is a chemical-leaning tinted balm using older-generation filters, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate with Titanium Dioxide. It delivers an excellent makeup base with a matte finish, low white cast, no sting and a low pore-clogging profile. Its weakness is protection: at SPF 25 with an old-school filter pair, sun defense is limited, which holds the score to 49/100. Treat it as a cosmetic primer with light SPF rather than your primary sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
25
- +14.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #10, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #10 (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
96
- +100 Starting score
- −7.5 Titanium Dioxide at #11 (nano)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #30
- +4.8 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +0.3 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- −5 Octinoxate at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −18 Volatile alcohol at #3
- −5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- −8 Fragrance
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- +2.4 Volatile alcohol at #3, evaporating texture
- +0.5 Volatile hydrocarbon at #4, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −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
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #31, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #11, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 22 Volatile alcohol at #3
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #23, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer)
- ← 4 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Volatile alcohol at #3
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 12 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #3), fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (33)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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3 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- ↑ 5 high up speeds filter migration
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 7 film former
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 14.4 UV protection
- ↑ 5 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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18 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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20 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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22 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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25 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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28 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Colorant or pigment
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31 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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32 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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33 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Is Givenchy Teint Couture City Balm good as a makeup base?
Yes, its makeup-base performance is excellent, with a matte finish and low white cast. It works well as a tinted primer step.
What SPF does it have and is the sun protection good?
It is SPF 25 using older-generation filters, and protection is weak, which holds the score to 49/100. Treat it as a cosmetic balm with light SPF rather than your main sunscreen.
Is the Givenchy Teint Couture City Balm SPF 25 good for acne-prone skin?
It has a low pore-clogging profile, a matte finish and does not sting, which generally suits oily and acne-prone skin. Just pair it with stronger sun protection on higher-exposure days.