Bake cosmetics Peptide Tinted Sunscreen SPF 70
69/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bake Cosmetics Peptide Tinted Sunscreen SPF 70 is a chemical-leaning tinted sunscreen with old-school filters including Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, and Homosalate plus mineral Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide. It provides good protection in a lightweight, balanced-finish tinted formula with a low pore-clogging profile and a medium white cast and medium sweat and sting level. It is generally okay under makeup. With a score of 68.6, it is a reasonable tinted daily option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
77
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +11.4 Homosalate at #4, UV filter
- +38.9 Zinc Oxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- +19.8 Titanium Dioxide at #14, UV filter (UVA1 +3)
- −29.4 UVB coverage saturated
- +2 Label claims (SPF 70)
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Health safety
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #4 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −12.6 Octinoxate at #2, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- +0 2 endocrine-scrutinized filters together
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Zinc Oxide at #5
- −6 Titanium Dioxide at #14
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
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Eye sting
Medium
56
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −6 Homosalate at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Zinc Oxide at #5
- −2 Titanium Dioxide at #14
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Comedogenic
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Ethylhexyl Palmitate at #11, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
Medium
75
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Zinc Oxide at #5, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Zinc Oxide at #5, mild sebum absorbent
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 2 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Acrylates Copolymer)
- ← 6 High mineral load at #5 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 →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 (19)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↓ 12.6 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
- ↑ 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide)
- ↑ 38.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 6 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 7 heavy comedogenic ester
- 2 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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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
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 19.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 BHT
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
Does Bake Cosmetics Peptide Tinted Sunscreen leave a white cast?
It can leave a medium white cast, balanced by its tint, since it contains both Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide alongside chemical filters.
Is the Bake cosmetics Peptide Tinted Sunscreen SPF 70 good for acne-prone skin?
It has a low pore-clogging profile and a lightweight, balanced finish, so it is generally friendlier for breakout-prone skin. Its sweat and sting level is medium.
Is this sunscreen good?
It scores 68.6 out of 100 with good protection at SPF 70. It is a reasonable tinted daily option.