Green Beaver Natural Mineral Face Sunscreen SPF 25
70/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −2 Essential oils (Citrus Limonium Peel Oil)
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White cast
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +35 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Heavy feel
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #1
- −3 Ricinus Communis Seed Oil at #12, heavy oil
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Fungal acne
High
10
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Squalene)
- −28 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
- −50 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Sucrose Stearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #27, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 3 2 emollient lipids (Squalene, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 4 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Squalene)
- → 3 Occlusives seal moisture in (Ricinus Communis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (27)
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)
- ↑ 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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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 3 heavy oil
- 3 → dewy occlusive
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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16 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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19 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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20 Sorbic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Squalene
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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27 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)