Indie Lee Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30
70/100 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
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 20% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (20% total declared)
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −36 2 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Sorbitan Olivate)
- −36 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Cetearyl Olivate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +6 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #9, the anchor humectant
- → 2 2 strong humectants (Panthenol, Diglycerin)
- → 10 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Lauroyl Lysine)
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 15 2 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Squalane)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (22)
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 20% declared
- ↑ 40 20% 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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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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5 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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9 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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13 Diglycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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18 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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20 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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21 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder