Gin Amber Beauty Toxic-Free® Tinted Mineral Sunscreen SPF 25
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Gin Amber Beauty Toxic-Free Tinted Mineral Sunscreen SPF 25 is a pure mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide, with a tint that commonly helps blend the finish. It has a balanced finish, low white cast, no sting, and low pore-clogging risk, while sitting at a medium weight. It works okay under makeup. Protection is rated moderate at SPF 25, suiting everyday rather than intense exposure. It scores 72.2 out of 100, a reasonable tinted mineral option.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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White cast
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 22% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (22% total declared)
- +49 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +2.1 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Fungal acne
Medium
74
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #11, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Saccharide Isomerate)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 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 →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.
- ✨ Allantoin
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (23)
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 ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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11 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Botanical extract
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13 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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14 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Supporting ingredient
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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20 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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21 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
Does the Gin Amber Beauty tinted mineral sunscreen leave a white cast?
White cast is low. It is a tinted mineral formula, and the tint commonly helps blend the zinc oxide finish into the skin.
What SPF is the Gin Amber Beauty Toxic-Free® Tinted Mineral Sunscreen SPF 25?
It is SPF 25 with moderate-rated protection, suiting everyday wear rather than intense sun exposure.
Is it mineral or chemical, and is it good?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide. It scores 72.2 out of 100, a reasonable tinted mineral option with low pore-clogging risk.