Mandulina Karotin & Ceramid CC Arckrém SPF 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mandulina Karotin & Ceramid CC Arckrem is an SPF 30 mineral face cream that relies on Titanium Dioxide as its sole UV filter. It has a dewy finish, a low white cast, and is generally gentle, with low sting and low pore-clogging risk. With a score of 49.0/100 and protection rated weak, it is best seen as a light tinted day cream rather than a dependable standalone sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
21
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +45.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.4 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Heavy feel
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- −5 Stearic Acid at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sucrose Stearate)
- −12 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #5, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #25, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #23, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 12 3 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (27)
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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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7 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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9 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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17 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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21 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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22 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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26 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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27 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
Is Mandulina Karotin & Ceramid CC mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral sunscreen, using Titanium Dioxide as its only UV filter. It has a dewy finish and a low white cast.
Is Mandulina CC cream SPF 30 any good?
Its protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0/100, so it is best treated as a light tinted day cream rather than a dependable standalone sunscreen. It is gentle, with low sting and low pore-clogging risk.
Is it good for sensitive skin?
It is generally gentle, with low sting and low breakout risk, and a single mineral filter. The dewy finish suits drier skin types.