Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation SPF 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation SPF 30 is a tinted makeup product with chemical and mineral sun protection from ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and titanium dioxide. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and is rated low for white cast. As a foundation its SPF is meant to supplement, not replace, a dedicated sunscreen. Protection is rated weak and the overall score is low, so it is best treated as makeup with added SPF rather than primary sun defence.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- β2 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Titanium Dioxide, 1% declared
- +4.9 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.3 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- β10 Titanium Dioxide, 1% declared
- β3 Hydrogenated Polydecene at #9, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #39, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #2 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 (40)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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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 7 1% declared
- β 10 1% declared
- 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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3 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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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 3 heavy oil
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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13 Erythritol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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14 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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28 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Colorant or pigment
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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34 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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35 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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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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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
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39 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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40 Mica
Colorant or pigment
Is Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation SPF 30 enough sun protection?
As a foundation, its SPF is meant to supplement, not replace, a dedicated sunscreen. Protection is rated weak and the overall score is low, so apply a separate sunscreen underneath for reliable defence.
Does the Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation SPF 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, and as a tinted foundation it is designed to match skin, with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It uses both, with the chemical filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate alongside mineral titanium dioxide.