MAC Studio Finish Spf 35 Concealer
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
MAC Studio Finish SPF 35 Concealer is a coverage product with sun protection, using Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Titanium Dioxide as its older-generation filters. It has a balanced finish, reads a bit heavier as a concealer, keeps white cast low, and does not generally sting. As makeup, it is a poor standalone sun base. Protection is rated weak, which caps the score at 49.0/100, so it should be treated as supplemental rather than primary sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
27
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 35)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −7.5 Titanium Dioxide at #8 (nano)
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #15
- +6.7 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.2 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Medium
48
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #8
- −20 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #3, wax film
- −20 Synthetic Beeswax at #2, wax film
- −6 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene at #6, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
Safe
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #7, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #16, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #8, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 20 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
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Water resistance
Very resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +20 2 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 E
- ✨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (17)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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11 Polybutene
Supporting ingredient
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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13 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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14 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Colorant or pigment
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16 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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17 Ci 77288
Colorant or pigment
Is MAC Studio Finish SPF 35 Concealer good sun protection?
Its protection is rated weak, which caps the score at 49.0/100. Treat it as a coverage concealer with a little added SPF rather than your primary sun protection.
Is the MAC Studio Finish Spf 35 Concealer mineral or chemical?
It uses both types of filter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate (chemical) and Titanium Dioxide (mineral), an older-generation combination.
Does the MAC Studio Finish Spf 35 Concealer work as a makeup base or leave a white cast?
As makeup it is a poor standalone sun base, and it reads a bit heavier as a concealer. White cast is low and it does not generally sting.