Be Plain Sunmuse Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA++++
72/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
45
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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White cast
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +4.4 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #32, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
73
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Persea Gratissima Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 6 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Boron Nitride)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #26, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #35, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Beta-Glucan)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Boron Nitride)
- ← 6 3 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Caprylyl Methicone)
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Persea Gratissima Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 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 (41)
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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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 ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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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
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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10 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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12 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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13 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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26 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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33 Adenosine
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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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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37 Beta-Glucan
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract