AbsoluteJoi Tinted Moisturizer With SPF 40 Mineral Sunscreen
84/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
AbsoluteJoi Tinted Moisturizer With SPF 40 is a mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, with a tint that commonly helps offset white cast. It is lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and it is generally gentle, with low stinging and low pore-clogging risk. It serves as an okay base under makeup. With good protection and a score of 83.5, it is a comfortable daily tinted mineral option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
74
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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White cast
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −6 Zinc Oxide, 1% declared
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 2% declared
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −3 Pure mineral formula (3% total declared)
- +18.2 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Heavy feel
Low
72
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 1% declared
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 2% declared
- −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −41 4 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-75 Stearate, Ceteth-20)
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #7, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 3 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
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.
- ✨ Bisabolol
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 6 1% declared
- ↑ 8 1% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 2% declared
- ↑ 10 2% declared
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 7 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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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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13 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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15 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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21 Lysolecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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23 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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pH adjuster
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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31 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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32 Silica
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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34 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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40 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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41 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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42 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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43 Pullulan
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
Does AbsoluteJoi Tinted Moisturizer SPF 40 leave a white cast?
No, it rates low on white cast. It is a tinted mineral formula, and the tint commonly helps offset any whitening from the zinc and titanium dioxide.
Is the AbsoluteJoi Tinted Moisturizer With SPF 40 Mineral Sunscreen mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral (physical) sunscreen, using zinc oxide and titanium dioxide for broad-spectrum protection with no chemical filters.
Is AbsoluteJoi Tinted Moisturizer SPF 40 good?
Yes, it scores 83.5 out of 100 with good protection. It is lightweight and gentle with a balanced finish, making it a comfortable daily tinted mineral option.