MINCER Pharma Contour Architect Reconstructor Day Cream SPF 15
46/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
MINCER Pharma Contour Architect Reconstructor Day Cream SPF 15 is a chemical day cream using older-generation filters (Avobenzone, Octinoxate, Octocrylene), and at SPF 15 it offers only weak sun protection. It has a dewy finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel, but its pore-clogging risk is high, so it is generally less suited to acne-prone skin. With a weak protection rating and a score in the mid-40s, it is an anti-aging day cream first and a sun product only secondarily.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
13
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #20, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +5.4 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #21, UV filter
- +4.8 Octocrylene at #26, UV filter
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #21 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #26, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #20, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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Eye sting
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Avobenzone at #20, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β2 Octocrylene at #26, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β2 Octinoxate at #21, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Cetyl Palmitate at #23, wax film
- β2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #17, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
High
22
- +100 Starting score
- β32 Isopropyl Isostearate at #2, heavy comedogenic ester
- β32 Isostearyl Isostearate at #3, heavy comedogenic ester
- β14 2 heavy comedogens high in the list
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β50 4 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Laurate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Oleate)
- β32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Lecithin)
- β33 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Olivate)
- β10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +25 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
47
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Avobenzone at #20, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #26, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #14, hyaluronic family
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 3 2 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- β 4 2 emollient lipids (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- β 6 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Isostearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- β¨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (44)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 32 heavy comedogenic ester
- 6 β dewy slippy emollient ester
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 32 heavy comedogenic ester
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 30 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- β 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 5.4 UV protection
- β 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 9 feeds malassezia
- β 2 wax water lock
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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26 Octocrylene
Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 4.8 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 2 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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27 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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31 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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35 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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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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41 PEG-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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43 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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44 Fragrance
Fragrance
Is MINCER Pharma Contour Architect Day Cream SPF 15 good for acne-prone skin?
It is generally not ideal. Pore-clogging risk is rated high, so acne-prone skin may want to be cautious despite the low white cast.
Is the MINCER Pharma Contour Architect Reconstructor Day Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen, using Avobenzone, Octinoxate and Octocrylene.
Is this a good sunscreen?
It scores in the mid-40s with a weak protection rating, and at SPF 15 it is best treated as an anti-aging day cream first and a sun product only secondarily.