La Prairie Skin Caviar Powder Foundation SPF 15 UVA PA++
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
La Prairie Skin Caviar Powder Foundation SPF 15 is a tinted powder that relies on a single older chemical filter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It wears matte and lightweight with low white cast and does not commonly sting. As a powder foundation it adds light coverage but only modest sun defense. Protection is weak, so it is best treated as makeup with a little SPF rather than a primary sunscreen, which its lower score reflects.
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
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12 Talc at #2, inhalation-route contamination concern (powder/spray form)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 6 declared fragrance allergens
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #45
- +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
73
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Safe
100
- +100 Starting score
- +0 Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract at #19, ferment, disputed Malassezia trigger (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #46, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 24 5 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, …)
- → 1 Glycerin at #20, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #16, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 18 5 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine, Talc, Boron Nitride, …)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- ✨ Vitamin C
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (47)
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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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2 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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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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4 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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14 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Supporting ingredient
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18 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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20 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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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26 Ethyl Oleate
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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30 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths 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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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35 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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39 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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44 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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46 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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47 I71
Supporting ingredient
Is La Prairie Skin Caviar Powder Foundation a real sunscreen?
It is a powder foundation with SPF 15, and its protection is rated weak in our scoring. It is best treated as makeup with a little sun support, not a primary sunscreen.
Does the La Prairie Skin Caviar Powder Foundation SPF 15 UVA PA++ leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, and the finish is matte and lightweight. As a tinted powder it is meant to match skin rather than sit pale on top.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, relying on a single older filter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. With one filter and SPF 15, sun coverage is limited.