ESPA Naturally Radiant Tinted Moisturiser SPF 15
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
ESPA Naturally Radiant Tinted Moisturiser is a low SPF 15 tinted moisturizer relying on a single older filter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate. It keeps white cast low with a balanced, lightweight finish, does not sting, and has low pore-clogging potential, so it layers easily for everyday wear. It works okay under or in place of light makeup. With weak protection and a score of 49.0/100, it is best seen as a cosmetic tint with minimal sun support rather than a true sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
10
- +17.1 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #5, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #5 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −7 Retinyl Palmitate at #49, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #55
- +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
89
- +100 Starting score
- −11 Octinoxate at #5, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
91
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Cetyl Palmitate at #23, wax film
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract at #13, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Myristyl Myristate at #16, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −30 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −32 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Lecithin)
- −50 5 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetyl Palmitate, Myristyl Myristate, Isoamyl Laurate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
- +14 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
60
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #56, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #35, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Sodium PCA, Sorbitol, Sodium Lactate)
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isoamyl Laurate)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
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 (56)
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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate)
- ↑ 17.1 UV protection
- ↑ 11 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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18 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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20 Sorbitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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21 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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24 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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25 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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27 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 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
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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30 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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37 Algin
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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38 Chitosan
Supporting ingredient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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42 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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43 Gellan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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44 Phytic Acid
Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Supporting ingredient
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↓ 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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51 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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52 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Colorant or pigment
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56 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
What SPF is this?
It is SPF 15, which is weak protection. It is best treated as a cosmetic tint with light sun support rather than a primary sunscreen.
Is the ESPA Naturally Radiant Tinted Moisturiser SPF 15 mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, relying on a single older filter, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.
Does the ESPA Naturally Radiant Tinted Moisturiser SPF 15 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is low with a balanced, lightweight finish. It does not sting and has low pore-clogging potential, so it layers easily.