Glo Skin Beauty Oil-free Tinted Primer SPF 30 (2025)
75/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- β55 Zinc Oxide, 23% declared
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #21
- β15 Pure mineral formula (23% total declared)
- +50.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Heavy feel
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Zinc Oxide, 23% declared
- +10 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
- +4.5 Volatile hydrocarbon at #2, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- β24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #22, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Glycerin at #17, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethylsilsesquioxane)
- β 12 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- β 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 8 1 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- β 4 Quick-setting carrier, fast, even canvas
- β 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 βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Bisabolol
- β¨ Niacinamide
- β¨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (24)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 55 23% declared
- β 40 23% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 24 feeds malassezia
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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9 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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11 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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12 Niacinamide
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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17 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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18 Maris Aqua
Solvent base, the water phase
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Colorant or pigment
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22 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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23 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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24 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment