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Essence Skin Tint Hydrating Natural Finish SPF 30

Essence SPF 30
Essence Skin Tint Hydrating Natural Finish SPF 30

91/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Excellent 86
  • +20.9 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #5, UV filter
  • +38.4 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
  • +28.8 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #10, UV filter (UVA1 +17.6)
  • −3.3 UVB coverage saturated
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 99
  • +100 Starting score
  • −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #28
  • +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Heavy feel

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Medium 72
  • +100 Starting score
  • −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Polyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate)
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Fabric stains

Medium 45
  • +100 Starting score
  • −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #10, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  • −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #25, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 4.5 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Talc)
  • → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #17, hyaluronic family
  • → 2 Humectant polyols
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Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy
  • ← 4 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Talc)
  • ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Ether)
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Makeup base

Good
PillsPrimer
  • → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
  • → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
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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.

  • ✨ Aloe vera

Full ingredient list (28)

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 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  2. Supporting ingredient

  3. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing humectant polyol
  4. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  5. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150)

    • ↑ 20.9 UV protection
  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. 7 C13-15 Alkane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  8. 8 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  9. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 38.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
  10. Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

    • ↑ 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
  11. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  12. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
  13. 13 Talc

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  14. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  15. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  16. Soothing, skin-conditioning active

  17. Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
  18. 18 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  19. 19 Cetyl Alcohol

    Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind

  20. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  21. Supporting ingredient

  22. 22 Polyglycerin-6

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  23. 23 Xanthan Gum

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  24. 24 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  25. 25 Ci 77491

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  26. 26 Ci 77492

    Colorant or pigment

  27. 27 Ci 77499

    Colorant or pigment

  28. Colorant or pigment

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