Bobbi Brown Nude Finish Tinted Moisturizer Spf 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Bobbi Brown Nude Finish Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 is a lightly protective tinted moisturizer using octinoxate and titanium dioxide. It has a balanced finish with low white cast and a lightweight feel, and its low breakout-trigger rating means it is generally suitable for acne-prone skin. Protection is rated weak at SPF 15, so it is best treated as light cosmetic coverage rather than a primary sunscreen. Its score of 49/100 reflects that limited protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #3, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #6, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- β1.2 UVB coverage saturated
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- β36 Octinoxate at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- β7 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- β35 Titanium Dioxide at #6
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #35
- +25.9 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Octinoxate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β8 Fragrance
- β6 3 declared fragrance allergens
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Heavy feel
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- β16 Titanium Dioxide at #6
- β7 Petrolatum at #8, heaviest occlusive
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Fungal acne
Medium
42
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 80)
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- β37 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Steareth-21, Steareth-2)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #7, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #36, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β10 Titanium Dioxide at #6, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 4 Sodium Hyaluronate at #12, hyaluronic family
- β 1 Humectant polyols
- β 4 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- β 1 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 6 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- β 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Petrolatum)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer)
- β 6 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 3 High mineral load at #6 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 (36)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 18 UV protection
- β 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- β 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills β 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Botanical extract
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 7 heaviest occlusive
- 3 β dewy occlusive
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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10 Steareth-21
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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22 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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23 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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24 Steareth-2
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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26 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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27 Fragrance
Fragrance
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28 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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29 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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34 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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36 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Bobbi Brown Nude Finish Tinted Moisturizer enough sun protection?
Its protection is rated weak at SPF 15, so it is best treated as light cosmetic coverage. For real sun exposure a dedicated higher-SPF sunscreen is generally recommended.
Does the Bobbi Brown Nude Finish Tinted Moisturizer Spf 15 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast. As a tinted product it wears with a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, using the chemical filter octinoxate together with the mineral filter titanium dioxide.