Isadora Wake Up Make-Up SPF 20
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Isadora Wake Up Make-Up SPF 20 is a tinted makeup product with light sun protection from a single older filter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It has a matte finish, stays lightweight, keeps white cast low, and does not generally sting, and it performs excellently as a makeup base. Pore-clogging risk is low. Protection is rated weak, which caps the score at 49.0/100, so it is best used for cosmetic wear rather than as standalone sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
10
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #43
- +1 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
74
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
- +0 Dimethicone at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #40, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 4.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Talc)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #28, hyaluronic family
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium Lactate)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 3 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Talc)
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 12 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 4 Transfer-resistant grip resin, holds makeup
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 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.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (43)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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6 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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18 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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25 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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pH adjuster
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27 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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30 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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31 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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33 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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40 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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41 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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42 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
Is Isadora Wake Up Make-Up SPF 20 good sun protection?
Its protection is rated weak, which caps the score at 49.0/100. It is best used for cosmetic wear, so pair it with a dedicated sunscreen for real sun exposure.
Does the Isadora Wake Up Make-Up SPF 20 work under or as makeup?
Yes, it performs excellently as a makeup base. The matte finish stays lightweight, keeps white cast low, and does not generally sting.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical product with a single older filter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, and no zinc or titanium.