Tony Moly Petite Cotton BB Cream SPF 36 Pa++
74/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
73
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #4, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #8, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- −9.1 UVB coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 36)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #8
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- +39.9 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +2.6 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina)
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Eye sting
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #8
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #5
- −2 Cera Alba at #16, wax film
- −2 Ozokerite at #26, wax film
- +7 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquioleate)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #12, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 7.5 5 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Silylate, Kaolin, …)
- ← 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 Glycerin at #43, the anchor humectant
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 5 5 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Silylate, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Polymethyl Methacrylate, …)
- ← 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 3 High mineral load at #5 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +4 2 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (44)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → 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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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11 Arbutin
Supporting ingredient
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12 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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16 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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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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19 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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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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22 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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23 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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24 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 Ozokerite
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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30 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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31 Kaolin
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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37 Maris Aqua
Solvent base, the water phase
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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43 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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44 Tropolone
Supporting ingredient