Mary Kay Timewise Repair® Volu-Firm™ Day Cream With Spf 30
61/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mary Kay TimeWise Repair Volu-Firm Day Cream is an anti-aging moisturizer with SPF 30 from a chemical filter blend of homosalate, oxybenzone, octisalate, octocrylene and avobenzone. It leaves a balanced, lightweight finish with low white cast, but the older filters can sting sensitive eyes and oxybenzone is a dated choice. Protection is good for daily wear, while the score of 61.4/100 reflects an aging formula. Best seen as a moisturizer with sun protection rather than a dedicated sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
62
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +20.9 Benzophenone-3 at #5, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #7, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- −8.5 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.4 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 #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −14 Homosalate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #9, 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
51
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −15 Octocrylene at #7, 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 #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ceteareth-25)
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Fabric stains
High
17
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #9, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −20 Oxybenzone at #5, 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)
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Sodium PCA)
- → 2 Humectant polyols
- → 1 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenyl 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 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
- ← 3 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 →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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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → 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 (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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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13 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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14 Ceteareth-25
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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16 Tripeptide-1
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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19 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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26 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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38 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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pH adjuster
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40 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the 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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
Is the Mary Kay Timewise Repair® Volu-Firm™ Day Cream With Spf 30 or a moisturizer?
It is an anti-aging day cream with SPF 30 built in. Protection is good for daily wear, but it is best seen as a moisturizer with sun protection rather than a dedicated sunscreen.
Is the Mary Kay Timewise Repair® Volu-Firm™ Day Cream With Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, using homosalate, oxybenzone, octisalate, octocrylene and avobenzone. There are no mineral filters in the formula.
Is it good for sensitive skin?
Caution is advised. The older filters, including oxybenzone, can sting sensitive eyes, and the score of 61.4/100 reflects a dated blend, though white cast and pore-clogging risk are both low.