Nars Pure Radiant Protection Aqua Glow Cushion SPF 50+/pa+++
49/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
31
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #6, UV filter
- β7.9 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +0 UVA claimed on the label but no real UVA1 filters in the list
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #43, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- β7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- β35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #57
- +18.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +1.8 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
69
- +100 Starting score
- β11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
- β6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Isopropyl Myristate at #37, heavy comedogenic ester
- β2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #35, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
62
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- β27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Dimethicone at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #55, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine)
- β 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #48, hyaluronic family
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine)
- β 2 2 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 12 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 3 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance βFull ingredient list (57)
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
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- β 17.1 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- β 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills β 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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13 Trisiloxane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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20 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Sucrose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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28 Maris Aqua
Solvent base, the water phase
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29 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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30 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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34 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 β dewy slippy emollient ester
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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38 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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46 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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47 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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49 Fragrance
Fragrance
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50 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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51 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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52 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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55 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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56 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment