Garnier Ombrelle Tinted Ultra Light Face Mineral Sunscreen Lotion Spf 60
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Garnier Ombrelle Tinted Ultra Light Face Mineral Sunscreen Lotion SPF 60 is a pure mineral formula using titanium dioxide as its only UV filter, with a tint that helps keep white cast low. It feels lightweight with a matte finish, is unlikely to sting, and tends to be pore-friendly. It can sit okay under makeup. Despite the high SPF label, its protection rates as weak in our system and it scores 49 out of 100, so it may suit those who specifically want a tinted mineral lotion.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
22
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 60)
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White cast
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide, 15% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (15% total declared)
- +45.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.9 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +2.6 Coated minerals (Alumina, Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Titanium Dioxide, 15% declared
- +4.5 Volatile hydrocarbon at #3, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Medium
71
- +100 Starting score
- −9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-8 Laurate, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #33, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 6 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Nylon-12, Talc)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Nylon-12, Silica, Talc)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Caprylyl Methicone, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 7 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- → 4 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- → 4 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 8 Powder overload over a film former, some pilling risk
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +13 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (42)
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 50 15% declared
- ↑ 30 15% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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6 Undecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
- ↑ 13 film former
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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9 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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13 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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16 Tridecane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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18 Talc
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Supporting ingredient
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21 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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pH adjuster
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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29 PEG-9
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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32 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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33 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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34 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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35 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
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Supporting ingredient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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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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42 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
Does this tinted Garnier Ombrelle mineral lotion leave a white cast?
White cast risk is low. The tint and lightweight formula help it blend, so most users should not see a strong white film despite it being a mineral sunscreen.
Is the Garnier Ombrelle Tinted Ultra Light Face Mineral Sunscreen Lotion Spf 60 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen. Titanium dioxide is the only UV filter, which is why it is labelled as a mineral lotion.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It is a middling option. It scores 49 out of 100 and its protection rates as weak in our system despite the SPF 60 label, so it may best suit those who specifically want a tinted mineral face lotion.