Perricone MD No Makeup Foundation Serum SPF 20
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
No data
- SPF claimed but no UV filter in the imported ingredient list
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #51
- +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Fungal acne
Medium
61
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Laurate)
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #52, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 5 Volatile alcohol at #8
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Glycerin at #14, the anchor humectant
- β 5 2 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 1 Volatile alcohol at #8
- β 10 3 emollient lipids (Triheptanoin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- β 11 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #8), fast, even canvas
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (52)
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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- β 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
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12 Isododecane
Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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13 Silica
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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14 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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25 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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27 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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29 Mannitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths 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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pH adjuster
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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52 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)