100% Pure Green Tea Spf 30
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
100% Pure Green Tea SPF 30 is a mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter. It wears with a balanced finish but is reported as medium for both white cast and heaviness, which is common for mineral formulas, while staying non-stinging and low for pore-clogging. With moderate rated protection and a 69.1/100 score, it is generally a reasonable mineral option for those who prefer Zinc Oxide and do not mind a slightly heavier feel.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −1 Coconut Oil at #20, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #6, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #20, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Glycine Soja Oil at #14, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #21, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #19, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Stearate)
- −50 6 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Isostearate, Sucrose Cocoate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +45 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #25, the anchor humectant
- → 6 6 emollient lipids (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, …)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate)
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 6 6 emollient lipids (Glycine Soja Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Xanthan Gum)
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
Full ingredient list (30)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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20 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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25 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does 100% Pure Green Tea SPF 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated medium, which is common for mineral formulas, so some residue may show on deeper skin tones. Thorough blending generally helps minimize it.
Is the 100% Pure Green Tea Spf 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide as its only UV filter, suiting those who prefer mineral options.
Is 100% Pure Green Tea SPF 30 any good?
It scores 69.1/100 with moderate rated protection. It is generally a reasonable mineral pick for Zinc Oxide fans, though it is rated medium for heaviness.