Mary Kay Timewise Day Solution Sunscreen SPF 35 Broad Spectrum
63/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mary Kay TimeWise Day Solution Sunscreen SPF 35 is a chemical day product using older-generation filters including homosalate, oxybenzone, octocrylene and avobenzone. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, keeps white cast low, and is reported to sit well under makeup, with a medium chance of stinging near the eyes and low breakout risk. With a 63.3/100 score and good measured protection, it is a serviceable daily moisturizer-sunscreen, though the dated filter mix holds it back.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #4, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #5, UV filter
- +12.8 Octocrylene at #9, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −6.7 UVB coverage saturated
- −2.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
- +1 Label claims (SPF 35)
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Health safety
Low
2
- +100 Starting score
- −70 Oxybenzone at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −14 Homosalate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #10, 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
59
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −7 Octocrylene at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −11 Oxybenzone at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Octisalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-4 Laurate, Ceteareth-25, Laureth-3)
- +0 Dimethicone at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
High
17
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #5, yellow stains on white cotton
- −15 Octocrylene at #9, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +16 2 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (47)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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 (Oxybenzone)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 20 yellow stains on white cotton
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 12.8 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 7 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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13 Ceteareth-25
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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15 Aluminum
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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31 Laureth-3
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Supporting ingredient
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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42 PEG-75
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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43 PEG-150
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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45 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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47 Biotin
Supporting ingredient
Is Mary Kay TimeWise Day Solution good under makeup?
Yes, it is reported to sit well under makeup. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish and keeps white cast low, which makes it a workable base.
Is the Mary Kay Timewise Day Solution Sunscreen SPF 35 Broad Spectrum mineral or chemical?
It is fully chemical, using older-generation filters including homosalate, oxybenzone, octocrylene and avobenzone. There are no mineral filters in it.
Is Mary Kay TimeWise SPF 35 good?
It scores 63.3/100 with good measured protection. It is a serviceable daily moisturizer-sunscreen, though the dated filter mix holds it back.