Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Foundation Spf 18
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Foundation SPF 18 is a foundation with light sun protection from a single chemical filter, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate. It has a matte finish, a low white cast, a lightweight feel, and is unlikely to sting, and it is designed to wear well as makeup. Pore-clogging risk is rated low. Protection is weak and the score is 49.0/100, so it should be treated as makeup with a little SPF, not a standalone sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
11
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #32
- +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #31, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #30, hyaluronic family
- → 4 4 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Urea, …)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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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 (33)
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 (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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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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18 Ethylparaben
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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22 PEG-9
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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24 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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25 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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26 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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27 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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31 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Colorant or pigment
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33 Mica
Colorant or pigment
Is Maybelline Instant Age Rewind SPF 18 enough sun protection?
Protection is rated weak and the score is 49.0/100, so it should be treated as makeup with a little SPF rather than a standalone sunscreen. Pair it with a dedicated sunscreen for real protection.
Is the Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Foundation Spf 18 mineral or chemical?
Its sun protection comes from a single chemical filter, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, so it is chemical rather than mineral.
Is it good for oily skin?
It has a matte finish and a low pore-clogging risk, which is generally favorable for oily skin, and it is designed to wear well as makeup.