Attitude Mineral Sunscreen Spf 30 Tropical
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Attitude Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 Tropical is a pure mineral sunscreen based on Zinc Oxide. It has a balanced finish and is generally non-stinging and low on pore-clogging risk, though it can leave a moderate white cast and feels a touch heavier on skin. With a score of 69.7/100 and moderate protection, it is a serviceable mineral lotion that works okay as a makeup base.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (20% total declared)
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- −48 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 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 →Full ingredient list (16)
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)
- ↑ 55 20% declared
- ↑ 40 20% declared
- ↑ 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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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 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
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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13 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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Supporting ingredient
Does Attitude Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 leave a white cast?
It can leave a moderate white cast. As a Zinc Oxide mineral formula, some visible cast is common, particularly on deeper skin tones.
Is the Attitude Mineral Sunscreen Spf 30 Tropical mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen. The only UV filter is Zinc Oxide, with no chemical filters.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 69.7/100 with moderate protection. It is non-stinging and low on pore-clogging risk, though it feels a touch heavier and can leave some cast.