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AlumierMD Sheer Hydration Broad Spectrum SPF 40 - Untinted

AlumierMD SPF 40
AlumierMD Sheer Hydration Broad Spectrum SPF 40 - Untinted

82/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 74
  • +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
  • −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 62
  • +100 Starting score
  • −14 Zinc Oxide, 6.3% declared
  • −18 Titanium Dioxide, 7% declared
  • −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
  • −8 Pure mineral formula (13.3% total declared)
  • +5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
  • +6.8 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina)
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Heavy feel

Low 62
  • +100 Starting score
  • −8 Zinc Oxide, 6.3% declared
  • −20 Titanium Dioxide, 7% declared
  • −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 59
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
  • −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Ceteareth-20)
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Fabric stains

Low 80
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Titanium Dioxide 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 (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
  • ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
  • → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #21, hyaluronic family
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
  • → 2 1 emollient lipids (Squalane)
  • → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
  • → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish

Dewy
MatteDewy
  • ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
  • → 9 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

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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.

  1. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 18 7% declared
    • ↑ 20 7% declared
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
  2. 2 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 14 6.3% declared
    • ↑ 8 6.3% declared
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
  3. 3 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 6 → dewy emollient lipid
  5. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 → nourishing light emollient
  6. 6 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  8. 8 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
  9. 9 Squalane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
    • 3 → dewy emollient lipid
  10. Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

    • 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
  11. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  14. 14 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  15. Botanical extract

  16. 16 Resveratrol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  17. 17 Glutathione

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  18. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  20. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  21. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  22. Botanical extract

  23. Botanical extract

  24. Plant oil, an emollient

  25. Botanical extract

  26. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  27. 27 Ceteareth-20

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  28. 28 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  29. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  30. 30 Caprylic Acid

    Supporting ingredient

  31. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  32. 32 Potassium Sorbate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  33. 33 Sodium Benzoate

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  34. Supporting ingredient

  35. 35 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  36. 36 Cellulose Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  37. 37 Butylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  38. 38 Caprylyl Glycol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  39. 39 Xylitol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  40. 40 Disodium EDTA

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  41. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  42. 42 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  43. 43 Tricaprylin

    Supporting ingredient

  44. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

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