C'est Moi Sunshine Mineral Sunscreen Face Stick Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Water Resistant (80 Minutes)
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
C'est Moi Sunshine Mineral Sunscreen Face Stick is an SPF 50 pure-mineral stick using Zinc Oxide as its only filter, making it a good fit for those who prefer mineral-only formulas. It has a dewy finish and does not commonly sting, but it rates heavy on skin and shows a medium white cast, which is common for mineral sticks. Its makeup-base performance is poor, so it works best worn on its own or for touch-ups. With moderate protection and a score of 65.4/100, it is a portable mineral option with some trade-offs in feel and finish.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 22% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (22% total declared)
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 22% declared
- −20 Cera Alba at #3, wax film
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #7, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #29, butter/occlusive fat
- −1 Coconut Oil at #13, heavy oil
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
- −12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
- +3 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Comedogenic
Low
95
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #13, comedogenic oil/butter
- −2 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #29, comedogenic oil/butter
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #23, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
41
- +100 Starting score
- −50 7 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil)
- −9 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 9 6 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Coconut Oil, …)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate)
- → 11 6 emollient lipids (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Coconut Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 11 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +10 1 water-locking waxes
- +12 Label claims water resistance (sport / 40-80 min)
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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (30)
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)
- ↑ 55 22% declared
- ↑ 40 22% declared
- ↑ 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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 20 wax film
- ↑ 10 wax water lock
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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13 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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20 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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21 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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28 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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30 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
Is the C'est Moi Sunshine stick mineral or chemical?
It is a pure-mineral sunscreen using Zinc Oxide as its only filter. That makes it a good fit for those who prefer mineral-only formulas.
Does the C'est Moi Sunshine Mineral Sunscreen Face Stick Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Water Resistant (80 Minutes) leave a white cast?
Its white cast is rated medium, which is common for zinc-only mineral sticks. The finish is dewy and it does not commonly sting.
Does it work under makeup?
Its makeup-base performance is rated poor, and it feels heavy on skin, so it works best worn on its own or for touch-ups rather than under foundation.