Ziaja Med Vitamin C + HA/P Firming Day Cream SPF 6
81/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Ziaja Med Vitamin C + HA/P Firming Day Cream SPF 6 is a hybrid chemical day cream with bemotrizinol, ethylhexyl triazone and avobenzone, but only SPF 6. The cream feels lightweight, sets to a balanced finish with low white cast, and does not sting, with low pore-clogging potential. SPF 6 offers minimal sun protection, so treat it as a skincare cream rather than real sun defense despite its 81/100 formula-quality score.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
70
- +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +13.2 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #14, UV filter
- +18 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #15, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
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Health safety
High
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Avobenzone at #15 (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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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Avobenzone at #15, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Avobenzone at #15, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #22, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- ← 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 1.5 Humectant syrup tackiness (partly offset by the base)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (33)
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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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7 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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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 13.2 UV protection
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 18 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 3 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 28 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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24 PEG-8
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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25 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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28 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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32 Fragrance
Fragrance
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33 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
How much sun protection does Ziaja Med Vitamin C Firming Day Cream give?
Only SPF 6, which is minimal sun protection. Treat it as a skincare day cream with a light sun boost rather than a standalone sunscreen.
Is the Ziaja Med Vitamin C + HA/P Firming Day Cream SPF 6 a mineral or chemical sunscreen?
It uses hybrid chemical filters, including bemotrizinol, ethylhexyl triazone and avobenzone. There are no mineral filters in the listed set.
Is this Ziaja Med day cream good?
Its formula scores 81/100, but the SPF 6 rating means it is not real sun defense. It works best as a lightweight firming day cream, paired with a proper sunscreen.