Youth Lab CC Complete Cream SPF 30 Normal_Dry Skin
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Youth Lab CC Complete Cream SPF 30 for Normal/Dry Skin is a tinted CC cream with older-generation chemical and mineral filters, pairing Titanium Dioxide with octinoxate. It finishes matte, wears light with no white cast and works well as a makeup base. Breakout risk and sting are both low. Despite the SPF 30 label, protection rates weak, and with a score of 49.0/100 it is best treated as a cosmetic CC cream rather than primary sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
30
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- β1.1 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 #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
87
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- +35 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +2.3 Coated minerals (Alumina, Methicone)
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Eye sting
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- β11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Titanium Dioxide at #3
- +7.5 Volatile silicone at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Laureth-8)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #27, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- β 2 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 11 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #3 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 βSkincare 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¨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (38)
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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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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11 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing humectant
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12 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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14 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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15 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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19 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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27 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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28 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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29 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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34 Laureth-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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35 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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36 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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38 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does Youth Lab CC Complete Cream work under makeup?
It is a tinted CC cream that rates good as a makeup base, with a matte finish, no white cast and a lightweight feel. Breakout risk is low.
Is the Youth Lab CC Complete Cream SPF 30 Normal_Dry Skin mineral or chemical?
It is hybrid, pairing the mineral titanium dioxide with the older chemical filter octinoxate.
Is the SPF 30 reliable?
Despite the SPF 30 label, protection rates weak, and with a score of 49.0/100 it is best treated as a cosmetic CC cream rather than primary sun defense.