Azio Beauty Age Defy Tinted SPF Perfector
87/100 overall score
Sign in to see this product's score for your skin.
About this sunscreen
Azio Beauty Age Defy Tinted SPF Perfector pairs mineral filters Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide with modern chemical filters for broad coverage. The tint helps keep white cast low, and the dewy finish gives a fresh, hydrated look. It is lightweight, does not sting, and is generally friendly to acne-prone skin, sitting okay under makeup. With excellent protection and a high score of 86.6/100, it is one of the stronger tinted options here.
Ingredient & SPF scores
☀️
UV protection
Excellent
84
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #7, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +9.6 Polysilicone-15 at #9, UV filter
- +32.8 Zinc Oxide at #11, UV filter (UVA1 +14.4)
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- +4.8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #20, UV filter
- −17.2 UVB coverage saturated
- −6.4 UVA2 coverage saturated
👻
White cast
Low
86
- +100 Starting score
- −12 Zinc Oxide at #11
- −35 Titanium Dioxide at #7
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- +39.9 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +2.6 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Hydrogen Dimethicone)
🔥
Eye sting
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Octisalate at #20, migrates into eyes with sweat
🪨
Heavy feel
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide at #11
- −16 Titanium Dioxide at #7
🍄
Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −48 4 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate)
- −27 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −50 7 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate, Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate)
- +25 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
👕
Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #23, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #7, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
💧
Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Magnesium Pca, Urea, Sodium Lactate)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 8 Ceramide barrier lipids with cholesterol/phytosphingosine partners
✨
Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 11 3 emollient lipids (Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
💄
Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Carbomer)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 3 High mineral load at #7 greys under foundation (tinted)
🌊
Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate 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.
- ✨ Niacinamide
Full ingredient list (97)
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.
-
Supporting ingredient
-
2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
-
Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Polysilicone-15), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 9.6 UV protection
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
-
11 Zinc Oxide
Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 32.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
-
12 Diethylamine
Supporting ingredient
-
Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
-
14 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
Supporting ingredient
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 4.8 UV protection
- ↑ 1 migrates into eyes with sweat
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
-
23 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
27 Hectorite
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
29 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Supporting ingredient
-
Supporting ingredient
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Supporting ingredient
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
-
40 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
-
44 Carbomer
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
-
Botanical extract
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
49 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
-
Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
-
Supporting ingredient
-
54 Cholesterol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
-
59 Glycine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
62 Glutamine
Supporting ingredient
-
pH adjuster
-
64 Lysine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
65 Leucine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
Supporting ingredient
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
68 Methionine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
69 Valine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
70 Serine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
71 Sucrose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
-
72 Cysteine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
73 Citrulline
Supporting ingredient
-
74 Sea Salt
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
75 Asparagine
Supporting ingredient
-
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
77 Isoleucine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
78 Alanine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
79 Arginine
pH adjuster
-
80 Ammonia
Supporting ingredient
-
81 Ornithine
Supporting ingredient
-
82 Urea
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
-
83 Uric Acid
Supporting ingredient
-
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
-
85 Taurine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
86 Tyrosine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
87 Threonine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
88 Tryptophan
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
90 Formic Acid
Supporting ingredient
-
91 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
93 Proline
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
-
95 Histidine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
-
96 Ceramide NP
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
-
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
Is Azio Beauty Age Defy Tinted SPF Perfector any good?
It scores 86.6/100, one of the higher ratings in its group, with excellent protection. The tint, dewy finish, and low white cast make it an appealing everyday tinted option.
Does the Azio Beauty Age Defy Tinted SPF Perfector leave a white cast?
White cast is low. It uses mineral filters Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide, but the tint helps offset the usual mineral whiteness.
Is it good for oily skin?
It has a dewy finish, which suits normal to dry skin more than very oily skin. The breakout trigger is low, so it is generally friendly to blemish-prone skin.