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GRWM Cosmetics SPF Bff

GRWM Cosmetics SPF Bff

93/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 93
  • +34.2 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +20.9)
  • +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #6, UV filter
  • +45.6 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
  • +19.2 Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone at #12, UV filter
  • −18.5 UVB coverage saturated
  • −8.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 88
  • +100 Starting score
  • −12 Tinosorb M at #7, may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 82
  • +100 Starting score
  • −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #5, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
  • → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer)
  • ← 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Caprylyl Methicone)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
  • → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 1.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6)
  • ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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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.

  • ✨ Niacinamide

Full ingredient list (32)

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

    • matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  4. 4 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  5. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus)

    • ↑ 34.2 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  6. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
  7. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb M)

    • ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 12 may look bluish-grey on deeper skin tones
  8. 8 Niacinamide

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  9. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  10. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  11. 11 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  12. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Iscotrizinol), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 19.2 UV protection
  13. 13 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  14. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  15. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  16. 16 Behenyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  17. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  18. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  19. 19 Decyl Glucoside

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  20. 20 Tromethamine

    pH adjuster

  21. Botanical extract

  22. 22 Carbomer

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  23. 23 Alkyl Acrylate

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  24. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  25. 25 Crosspolymer

    Supporting ingredient

  26. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  27. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  28. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  29. 29 Adenosine

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  30. 30 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  31. 31 Panthenol

    Soothing, skin-conditioning active

    • 1 → nourishing humectant
  32. 32 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

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