Ziaja GdanSkin Illuminating Day Cream SPF 15
79/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Ziaja GdanSkin Illuminating Day Cream SPF 15 is a hybrid chemical day cream using modern UV filters including Ethylhexyl Triazone, avobenzone, and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine. It has a dewy finish, low white cast, a lightweight feel, and is generally non-stinging and low for pore-clogging. It scores 79.0/100 with good protection, but the SPF 15 rating means it is meant for low-exposure days rather than strong sun.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
74
- +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #4, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #10 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 5 declared fragrance allergens
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #32
- +1 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Eye sting
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Avobenzone at #10, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
- −8 4 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #15, wax film
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
- +0 Saccharomyces/Zinc Ferment at #20, ferment, disputed Malassezia trigger (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
22
- +100 Starting score
- −38 Avobenzone at #10, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #36, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (43)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)
- ↑ 20.9 UV protection
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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19 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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33 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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35 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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36 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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37 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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40 Coumarin
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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41 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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42 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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pH adjuster
What SPF is Ziaja GdanSkin Illuminating Day Cream?
It is SPF 15, which suits low-exposure days and indoor or commuting routines rather than strong, prolonged sun. For beach or outdoor activity a higher SPF is generally advised.
Does the Ziaja GdanSkin Illuminating Day Cream SPF 15 work under makeup and leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low and it has a dewy, lightweight finish that works okay under makeup. It is generally non-stinging.
Is it mineral or chemical, and is it good?
It is a hybrid chemical day cream using modern filters like Ethylhexyl Triazone and avobenzone. It scores 79.0/100 with good protection for its SPF level.