jane iredale Powder-Me Spf 30 Dry Sunscreen - Translucent
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
jane iredale Powder-Me SPF 30 Dry Sunscreen in Translucent is a mineral powder sunscreen using Titanium Dioxide. It has a matte finish, stays lightweight, and rates low for white cast. Breakout-trigger is low and it works okay over makeup as a touch-up. At 49.0/100 with weak measured protection, it is generally best used to top up coverage rather than as a sole sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
21
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Titanium Dioxide, 17% declared
- β15 Pure mineral formula (17% total declared)
- +32.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +2.3 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Titanium Dioxide, 17% declared
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #8, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 13 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Montmorillonite, Boron Nitride)
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- β 16 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Montmorillonite, Boron Nitride)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- 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 βFull ingredient list (9)
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 50 17% declared
- β 30 17% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 8 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 10 sebum-absorbing powder
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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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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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9 Ci 77288
Colorant or pigment
Is jane iredale Powder-Me SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral powder sunscreen, using Titanium Dioxide alone with no chemical UV filters.
Does the jane iredale Powder-Me Spf 30 Dry Sunscreen - Translucent leave a white cast?
The translucent shade rates low for white cast, with a matte finish. As a powder it stays lightweight on the skin.
Is it good?
It scores 49.0/100, with measured protection rated weak, so it is generally best as a touch-up over other sunscreen rather than a sole source of protection.