Avene Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 Blue Light
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Avene Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 Blue Light is a pure mineral sunscreen based on Zinc Oxide. It keeps white cast low for a mineral formula and has a balanced, lightweight finish, and it is generally non-stinging and low for pore-clogging, though it is rated poor as a makeup base. With a 73.4/100 score and moderate measured protection, it is a clean mineral choice best worn on its own.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Zinc Oxide, 12% declared
- β8 Pure mineral formula (12% total declared)
- +18 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Heavy feel
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Zinc Oxide, 12% declared
- β2 Tribehenin at #22, wax film
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Fungal acne
High
32
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- β50 7 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #19, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- β 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 8 Powder overload over a film former, some pilling risk
- β 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (32)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 28 12% declared
- β 18 12% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 β nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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11 Polyester-7
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 7 film former
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12 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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19 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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20 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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21 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 wax film
- β 2 wax water lock
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23 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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pH adjuster
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32 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Does Avene Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, which is notable for a mineral formula. The Zinc Oxide base blends relatively cleanly with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Does the Avene Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 Blue Light work under makeup?
It is rated poor as a makeup base, so it is generally best worn on its own rather than under foundation. It is non-stinging and low for pore-clogging.
Is it mineral or chemical, and is it good?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide. It scores 73.4/100 with moderate measured protection, a clean mineral choice.