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SkinCeuticals Mineral Eye UV Defense SPF 30

SkinCeuticals Mineral Eye UV Defense SPF 30

49/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 21
  • +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
  • Γ—0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
How we rate uv protection β†’
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate health safety β†’
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’25 Titanium Dioxide at #2 (nano)
  • βˆ’15 Pure mineral formula
  • +20 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
  • +2 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
  • +2.7 Coated minerals (Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

Low 77
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-8 Laurate, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
  • βˆ’5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
  • +0 Dimethicone at #1, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
How we rate fungal acne β†’
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Fabric stains

Medium 45
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’40 Iron-oxide pigments at #13, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • βˆ’15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
How we rate fabric stains β†’
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Moisture

Light
LightNourishing
  • ← 8 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Silylate, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Talc)
  • ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 8 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Silica Silylate)
  • ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • β†’ 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
How we rate finish β†’
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • β†’ 4 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • β†’ 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
  • β†’ 1 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
  • β†’ 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 8 Powder overload over a film former, some pilling risk
  • ← 3.8 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
How we rate water resistance β†’

Full ingredient list (24)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 1 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  2. 2 Titanium Dioxide

    Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 3.8 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted) (nano)
  3. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 9 β†’ dewy emollient lipid
  4. Plant oil, an emollient

  5. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

    • ↑ 13 film former
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. 7 Talc

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
  8. 8 Triethylhexanoin

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. 9 Isohexadecane

    Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
  10. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  11. 11 Aluminum Hydroxide

    Supporting ingredient

  12. 12 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
  13. 13 Ci 77491

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  14. 14 Ci 77492

    Colorant or pigment

  15. 15 Ci 77499

    Colorant or pigment

  16. 16 Aluminum Stearate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  17. 17 Polypropylsilsesquioxane

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  18. 18 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  19. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  20. 20 PEG-8 Laurate

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  21. 21 Silica Silylate

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  22. 22 Isododecane

    Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
  23. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  24. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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