Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Flawless Coverage Foundation Makeup Spf 50
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Flawless Coverage Foundation Makeup SPF 50 is a foundation with an old-school chemical filter trio of homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and octocrylene. It has a low white cast, a balanced finish and a lightweight feel, and it works as an excellent makeup base since it is itself makeup. Foundation SPF is generally a supplement, not a substitute for a dedicated sunscreen. Its protection rates as weak and the overall score is low, so pair it with a proper sunscreen underneath.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
24
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −7 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −5 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Medium
36
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −10 Volatile alcohol at #7
- −8 Fragrance
- −6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #7
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer)
- ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #7
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #7), fast, even canvas
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
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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 (24)
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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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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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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Colorant or pigment
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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13 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Fragrance
Fragrance
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22 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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24 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is the Maybelline Dream Urban Cover foundation good sun protection?
Its protection rates as weak and the overall score is low, so it should not replace a dedicated sunscreen. Foundation SPF is generally a supplement, so pair it with a proper sunscreen underneath.
Does the Maybelline Dream Urban Cover Flawless Coverage Foundation Makeup Spf 50 work as a makeup base?
It rates as an excellent makeup base because it is itself makeup, with a balanced finish and a lightweight feel. It is a foundation first and a sun product second.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical formula using homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate and octocrylene, with no mineral filters.