Marcelle Cc Cream Spf 35
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Marcelle CC Cream SPF 35 is a tinted complexion product using titanium dioxide and the older chemical filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate. It wears lightweight with a matte finish, shows little to no white cast, and works well as a makeup base. The formula is commonly low on pore-clogging concerns. Protection is rated weak with a score of 49.0/100, so it is best paired with a separate sunscreen underneath.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- −2 UVB coverage saturated
- ×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 #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Sensitizing preservatives (Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
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White cast
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Titanium Dioxide, 8.4% declared
- +12.6 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.8 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −20 Titanium Dioxide, 8.4% declared
- +5 Volatile silicone at #4, flashes off
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #13, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Sucrose Dilaurate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #48, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 6 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Talc)
- ← 11 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Talc)
- ← 9 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (49)
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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 18 8.4% declared
- ↑ 20 8.4% declared
- ↑ 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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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24 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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25 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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31 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
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33 Isododecane
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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 3 film former
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
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48 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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49 Mica
Colorant or pigment
Does Marcelle CC Cream SPF 35 leave a white cast?
No, it commonly shows little to no white cast. As a tinted CC cream it has a matte finish that blends into the skin.
Is the Marcelle Cc Cream Spf 35 mineral or chemical?
It is a combination formula. It uses mineral titanium dioxide with the older chemical filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate.
Is it enough sun protection on its own?
Protection is rated weak with a score of 49.0/100, so it is best paired with a separate sunscreen underneath. It serves mainly as tinted complexion coverage.