Good Molecules Moisturizing SPF
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Good Molecules Moisturizing SPF is a pure mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide as its sole filter. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight and shows low white cast, and does not sting, sitting okay under makeup. Zinc oxide and low pore-clogging potential make it generally gentle and reasonable for sensitive or breakout-prone skin. With moderate protection and a score of 73/100, it is a pleasant lightweight daily moisturizer, best paired with care on high-exposure days.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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White cast
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 11.2% declared
- −8 Pure mineral formula (11.2% total declared)
- +3.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Zinc Oxide, 11.2% declared
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #18, butter/occlusive fat
- −5 Cetyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
40
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #32, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #27, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine)
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 15 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for 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
Full ingredient list (32)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 28 11.2% declared
- ↑ 18 11.2% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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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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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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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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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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13 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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14 Polyester-8
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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19 Butter
Plant oil, an emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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23 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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24 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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30 Phytosterols
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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32 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
Does the Good Molecules Moisturizing SPF leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low. Although it relies on zinc oxide, the balanced, lightweight finish tends to keep any film minimal.
Is the Good Molecules Moisturizing SPF good for sensitive or acne-prone skin?
It is generally gentle. A zinc-oxide-only formula with low pore-clogging potential commonly suits sensitive and breakout-prone skin, and it does not sting.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is purely mineral, using zinc oxide as its only filter.
Is it good?
It scores 73/100 with moderate protection. It is a pleasant lightweight daily moisturizer, best paired with care on high-exposure days.