Beauty Counter Countersun Tinted Mineral Sunscreen Mist Spf 30
74/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Allergens
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Essential oils (Cananga Odorata Oil)
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White cast
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Zinc Oxide, 14.5% declared
- β8 Pure mineral formula (14.5% total declared)
- +25.2 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Heavy feel
Low
82
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Zinc Oxide, 14.5% declared
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Comedogenic
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- β4 Octyldodecyl Oleate at #8, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
68
- +100 Starting score
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Octyldodecyl Oleate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #13, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Bentonite)
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Glycerin at #24, the anchor humectant
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- β 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- β 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 3 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Bentonite)
- β 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 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 βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (38)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 28 14.5% declared
- β 18 14.5% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 4 moderate comedogenic signal
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing light emollient
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10 Bentonite
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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13 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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14 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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18 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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20 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
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24 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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27 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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30 Vanillin
Supporting ingredient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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37 Malic Acid
pH adjuster
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Botanical extract