Madara Plant Stem Cell Age Defying Sunscreen SPF 30
68/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +35 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −8 5 declared fragrance allergens
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Medium
38
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −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 #23, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, 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
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +17 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #22, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid at #16, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 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
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (38)
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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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
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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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 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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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Aroma
Fragrance
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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22 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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24 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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25 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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26 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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27 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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28 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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29 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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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32 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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33 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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35 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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37 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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38 Eugenol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen