Avya Hydroveda Sheer Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 40
80/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Avya Hydroveda Sheer Tinted Moisturizer is a pure mineral SPF 40 built on Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide. The tint keeps white cast low while delivering a balanced finish, and it is unlikely to sting, though the texture sits a touch heavier than the lightest formulas. Its low breakout-trigger reading makes it generally friendly for sensitive and reactive skin. With good protection and a strong score of 80.2, it is one of the better mineral options in this group.
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
78
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 1% declared
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −3 Pure mineral formula (1% total declared)
- +52.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Heavy feel
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 1% 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 #44, 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
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #13, hyaluronic family
- → 2 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)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 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
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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.
- ✨ Green tea
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)
- ↑ 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 1% declared
- ↑ 10 1% 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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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → 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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12 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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22 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Lysolecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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29 Ceteth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Steareth-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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32 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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33 Pullulan
Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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39 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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40 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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44 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is the Avya Hydroveda Sheer Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 40 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, built on Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide with no chemical filters.
Will the Avya Hydroveda Sheer Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 40 leave a white cast?
White cast is low. The tint helps offset the usual mineral whiteness, so it generally sits more naturally on skin than untinted mineral formulas.
Is it good?
It scores 80.2 out of 100 with good protection, making it one of the stronger mineral options here. It is unlikely to sting and suits sensitive skin.