Barefaced Tinted Protection SPF 50+
72/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
61
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #2, UV filter
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- +38.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.2 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Oleth-3 Phosphate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #20, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −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
- → 1 Glycerin at #16, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #11, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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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
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (25)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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12 Lactic Acid
pH adjuster
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13 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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14 Sucrose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
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Supporting ingredient
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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21 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin