Madara City CC Hyaluronic Anti-Pollution CC Cream SPF 15
71/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
35
- +38.9 Zinc Oxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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White cast
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Zinc Oxide at #4
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #6
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +35 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Heavy feel
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Zinc Oxide at #4
- −12 Cera Alba at #7, wax film
- −10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Palmitic Acid at #18, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −50 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate)
- −4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #23, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Zinc Oxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Zinc Oxide at #4, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #19, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 6 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Isoamyl Laurate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (30)
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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide)
- ↑ 38.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Colorant or pigment
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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8 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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10 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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11 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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12 Cellulose
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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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
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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21 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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22 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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24 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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25 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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28 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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29 Vanillin
Supporting ingredient
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30 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster