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Beauty City Face & Body Sun Protection Sun Cream With Vitamin E Spf 90

Beauty City SPF 90
Beauty City Face & Body Sun Protection Sun Cream With Vitamin E Spf 90

78/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Beauty City Face & Body Sun Cream with Vitamin E SPF 90 is a pure mineral formula using zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. It finishes matte and does not sting, but it feels somewhat heavier on skin and can leave a medium chance of a faint cast, which is common for thicker mineral creams. The protection rating is good and it covers both face and body. Scoring 78.2, it is a solid everyday mineral choice that sits okay under makeup.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Good 75
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
  • +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
  • −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 90)
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Health safety

High 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • −10 Propylparaben at #27, endocrine-scrutinized preservative
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Medium 58
  • +100 Starting score
  • −55 Zinc Oxide at #1
  • −50 Titanium Dioxide at #2
  • −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
  • −15 Pure mineral formula
  • +30 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
  • +50 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
  • +7.5 Coated minerals (Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • −10 Volatile alcohol at #6
  • +7.5 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel

Medium 40
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Zinc Oxide at #1
  • −30 Titanium Dioxide at #2
  • −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
  • +20 Volatile silicone at #4, flashes off
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Low 91
  • +100 Starting score
  • −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 40
  • +100 Starting score
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #24, 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

Light
LightNourishing
  • ← 13 Volatile alcohol at #6
  • ← 7.5 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Hydrated Silica, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, …)
  • ← 10 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
  • ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
  • → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 6 4 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Talc, Silica, …)
  • ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
  • ← 3 Volatile alcohol at #6
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • → 6 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • → 6 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #6), fast, even canvas
  • ← 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.

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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.

  • ✨ Vitamin E

Full ingredient list (27)

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.

  1. 1 Zinc Oxide

    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)
  2. Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
  3. 3 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  4. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
  5. Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish

    • light ← 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
    • matte ← 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
  6. 6 Alcohol

    Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes

  7. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
  8. 8 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  9. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  10. Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  11. Botanical extract

  12. Botanical extract

  13. Botanical extract

  14. 14 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  15. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  17. Supporting ingredient

  18. 18 Talc

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  19. 19 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  20. 20 Alumina

    Supporting ingredient

  21. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  22. 22 Hydrated Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  23. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  24. 24 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  25. 25 Methylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. 26 Ethylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  27. 27 Propylparaben

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

    • ↓ 10 endocrine-scrutinized preservative

Is Beauty City SPF 90 mineral or chemical?

It is a pure mineral formula using zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, with no chemical filters.

Does the Beauty City Face & Body Sun Protection Sun Cream With Vitamin E Spf 90 leave a white cast or feel heavy?

It can leave a medium chance of a faint cast and feels somewhat heavier on skin, which is common for thicker mineral creams. The finish is matte and it does not sting.

Is Beauty City SPF 90 a good sunscreen?

It scores 78.2 out of 100 with a good protection rating, so it is a solid everyday mineral choice for face and body that sits okay under makeup.

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