KIKO Milano Festival Glow Powder Foundation SPF 50
68/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
KIKO Milano Festival Glow Powder Foundation SPF 50 is a mineral powder foundation using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter. It sets matte with a low white cast but feels a bit heavier on skin given the powder format, and it is okay over a base. It is low for pore-clogging and does not commonly sting. Protection from a powder is moderate in practice, and the overall score of 68 reflects that it is more of a finishing complexion product than a primary sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
88
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Talc at #1, inhalation-route contamination concern (powder/spray form)
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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
78
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #23
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +50.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #24, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 18 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Nylon-12, Talc)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #16, the anchor humectant
- → 2 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 18 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc, Silica, Nylon-12)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (26)
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 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- ↓ 12 inhalation-route contamination concern (powder/spray form)
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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2 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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5 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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6 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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10 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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12 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Botanical extract
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14 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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17 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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21 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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24 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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25 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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26 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Is KIKO Festival Glow Powder Foundation mineral or chemical?
It is mineral, using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter. It sets matte with a low white cast.
Can the KIKO Milano Festival Glow Powder Foundation SPF 50 replace sunscreen?
Not really. As a powder its protection is moderate in practice, so it is best seen as a finishing complexion product over a proper sunscreen rather than a standalone SPF.
Is the KIKO Milano Festival Glow Powder Foundation SPF 50 good?
For a powder foundation it scores 68 overall. It rates low for pore-clogging and does not commonly sting, but it feels a touch heavier than a fluid.