Mary Kay Timewise Age Minimize 3D Day Cream With Spf 30
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mary Kay TimeWise Age Minimize 3D is an SPF 30 day cream with chemical UV filters, including homosalate, benzophenone-3, ethylhexyl salicylate, avobenzone and octocrylene. As a moisturizer-plus-SPF hybrid it keeps a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and carries a low risk of white cast along with a low breakout-trigger reading. Protection is rated good, but the filter set is old-school. The score of 61 out of 100 marks it as an average daily option rather than a dedicated sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
64
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #4, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #5, UV filter
- +28.5 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #7, UV filter
- −8.5 UVB coverage saturated
- −5.5 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Low
2
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −14 Homosalate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #6, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Sensitizing preservatives (Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate)
- −9 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Benzophenone-3, Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Avobenzone at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Oxybenzone at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Sucrose Palmitate, Glyceryl Linoleate, Ceteareth-25)
- +0 Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract at #15, ferment, disputed Malassezia trigger (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- −45 Avobenzone at #6, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #4, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 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 →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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (43)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↓ 14 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- ↑ 7.6 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone)
- ↑ 28.5 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 45 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- ↑ 15.2 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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12 Ceteareth-25
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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13 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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18 Resveratrol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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20 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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21 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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41 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is this Mary Kay cream mineral or chemical?
It is chemical. The SPF 30 day cream uses homosalate, benzophenone-3, ethylhexyl salicylate, avobenzone and octocrylene, with no mineral filters.
Does the Mary Kay Timewise Age Minimize 3D Day Cream With Spf 30 work under makeup and leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally stays invisible on skin. As a balanced, lightweight day cream it makes a reasonable base, with an okay makeup-base rating.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 61 out of 100, an average result. Protection is rated good, but it is a moisturizer with SPF rather than a dedicated high-performance sunscreen.