Madame Gie Madame Protect Me Spf 30 Sunscreen
59/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Madame Gie Madame Protect Me SPF 30 is a hybrid sunscreen blending titanium dioxide with chemical filters, including Uvinul A Plus, octinoxate, and the older 4-MBC. It has a dewy finish with low white cast, a lightweight feel, does not sting, and is low on the pore-clogging scale, but rates poorly as a makeup base. With good protection and a score of 58.6/100 it sits in the lower part of this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +26.4 Titanium Dioxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +4)
- +21.6 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #15, UV filter (UVA1 +13.2)
- +7.2 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor at #17, UV filter
- +10.8 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #18, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
7
- +100 Starting score
- −80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) at #17 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #18, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
66
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −4 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)
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White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- +1 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Octinoxate at #18, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #11
- −6 Paraffinum Liquidum at #4, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #3, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
26
- +100 Starting score
- −24 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Isostearate)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #15, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
- −5 Titanium Dioxide at #11, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 16 Glycerin at #2, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Trehalose)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
- → 5 Occlusives seal moisture in (Paraffinum Liquidum)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 11 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
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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 (31)
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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2 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- 5 → dewy occlusive
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Supporting ingredient
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13 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 21.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (4-MBC), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 7.2 UV protection
- ↓ 80 Enzacamene (4-MBC) (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 10.8 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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22 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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28 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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31 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is Madame Gie Protect Me SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is hybrid, blending titanium dioxide with chemical filters including Uvinul A Plus, octinoxate, and the older 4-MBC.
Does the Madame Gie Madame Protect Me Spf 30 Sunscreen leave a white cast or work under makeup?
White cast is low and it has a dewy, lightweight finish that does not sting, but it rates poorly as a makeup base, so layering may be tricky.
Is it good?
It scores 58.6/100 with a good protection rating, placing it in the lower part of this group. It is low on the pore-clogging scale.