Sesderma C-Vit CC Cream SPF 15
59/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Sesderma C-Vit CC Cream SPF 15 is a tinted day cream that uses an older filter set of Titanium Dioxide, Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Octocrylene. It wears with a balanced finish, keeps white cast low and is generally low on pore-clogging, though it may sting slightly around the eyes. Protection is rated good for its SPF 15 level, and the score is 58.9/100, which suits light daily indoor wear more than extended sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
57
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #7, UV filter
- β12.5 UVB coverage saturated
- β6.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- Γ0.75 Avobenzone + octinoxate degrade each other in sunlight
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Health safety
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #7, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #43, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β4 2 declared fragrance allergens
- β8 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- +35 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β1 Volatile alcohol at #35
- β8 Fragrance
- β4 2 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
- β3 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #8, heavy oil
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Isostearyl Isostearate at #13, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
29
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20)
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- β50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate, Ceteth-20)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #3, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #7, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #21, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- +30 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 2 Volatile alcohol at #35
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #18, hyaluronic family
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 0.5 Volatile alcohol at #35
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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
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¨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (53)
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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- β 17.1 UV protection
- β 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 3 heavy oil
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Colorant or pigment
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10 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 heavy comedogenic ester
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 3 film former
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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24 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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25 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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26 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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28 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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31 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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33 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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34 Trideceth-6
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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35 Alcohol
Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
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36 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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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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46 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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50 Fragrance
Fragrance
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51 D-Limonene
Supporting ingredient
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52 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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53 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
What SPF is the Sesderma C-Vit CC Cream?
It is SPF 15, rated good for that level. SPF 15 commonly suits light indoor days more than extended outdoor sun exposure.
Is the Sesderma C-Vit CC Cream SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is an older-style chemical-leaning formula. It uses Titanium Dioxide alongside Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Octocrylene.
Does it leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low and it is a tinted CC cream, so it should blend into the skin. It may sting slightly if it gets near the eyes.