Tarte Shape Tape Cloud CC Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Sunscreen
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Tarte Shape Tape Cloud CC Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 15 is a pure mineral CC cream using Titanium Dioxide as its only filter. It keeps a balanced finish, stays lightweight and shows low white cast, sitting okay under makeup. It does not commonly sting and is low on pore-clogging risk. Protection is weak at SPF 15, and the 49.0/100 score reflects that it is a cosmetic CC cream first, with sun protection a light bonus rather than the main event.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
20
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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White cast
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Titanium Dioxide, 9.9% declared
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #39
- β8 Pure mineral formula (9.9% total declared)
- +19.6 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.3 Coated minerals (Alumina, Methicone)
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Heavy feel
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- β20 Titanium Dioxide, 9.9% declared
- β5 Hydrogenated Castor Oil at #9, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #30, heavy comedogenic ester
- β1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #16, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- β23 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil)
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
- 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
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #40, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #19, hyaluronic family
- β 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Persea Gratissima Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil, Squalane)
- β 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 4 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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¨ Aloe vera
Full 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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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 18 9.9% declared
- β 20 9.9% 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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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
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 5 butter/occlusive fat
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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18 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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22 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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23 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 2 wax water lock
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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28 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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29 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and 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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31 Methicone
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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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38 Glucomannan
Supporting ingredient
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Colorant or pigment
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40 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
What SPF is Tarte Shape Tape Cloud CC Cream?
It is SPF 15, and protection is rated weak. That is a low level for a primary sunscreen, so it is best treated as light sun protection layered with a stronger SPF when needed.
Is the Tarte Shape Tape Cloud CC Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Sunscreen a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It is a pure mineral CC cream, using Titanium Dioxide as its only sun filter.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 49.0/100, the lowest in this group, mostly because of the weak SPF 15. It is a cosmetic CC cream first, with sun protection as a light bonus.