AlumierMD Sheer Hydration Broad Spectrum SPF 40 - Versatile Tint
83/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
AlumierMD Sheer Hydration Broad Spectrum SPF 40 is a tinted pure mineral sunscreen using Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide for broad-spectrum coverage. The tint helps keep white cast low while the formula wears lightweight with a dewy, hydrating finish, and its low pore-clogging risk suits most skin types. SPF 40 delivers good rated protection. A strong overall score of 82.5 makes it one of the more polished mineral options here.
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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White cast
Low
89
- +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)
- +35 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.5 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Alumina)
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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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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
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #46, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Hydrating
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
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, 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
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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 (49)
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 (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 ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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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
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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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9 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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14 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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16 Resveratrol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Glutathione
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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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23 Ceteareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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24 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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35 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Supporting ingredient
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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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39 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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40 Tricaprylin
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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45 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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46 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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47 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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48 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Does AlumierMD Sheer Hydration leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. It is a tinted mineral sunscreen, and the tint helps it blend in despite using Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide.
Is the AlumierMD Sheer Hydration Broad Spectrum SPF 40 - Versatile Tint mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, filtered with Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide for broad-spectrum coverage and no chemical filters.
Is it good for dry skin?
It can suit drier skin. It has a dewy, hydrating finish, wears lightweight and keeps pore-clogging risk low, scoring a strong 82.5 out of 100.