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jane iredale Powder-Me Spf 30 Dry Sunscreen - Translucent

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)
  • Γ—0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
  • +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
How we rate uv protection β†’
☒️

Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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White cast

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’50 Titanium Dioxide, 17% declared
  • βˆ’15 Pure mineral formula (17% total declared)
  • +32.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
  • +2.3 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Heavy feel

Low 70
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’30 Titanium Dioxide, 17% declared
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fungal acne

Safe 100
  • +100 Starting score
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Fabric stains

Medium 45
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’40 Iron-oxide pigments at #8, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • βˆ’15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture

Light
LightNourishing
  • ← 13 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Montmorillonite, Boron Nitride)
  • ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
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Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 16 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Montmorillonite, Boron Nitride)
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • ← 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.

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Full ingredient list (9)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 1 Titanium Dioxide

    Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 50 17% declared
    • ↑ 30 17% declared
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
  2. 2 Mica

    Colorant or pigment

  3. 3 Montmorillonite

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 8 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 10 sebum-absorbing powder
  4. 4 Boron Nitride

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
  5. 5 Aluminum Hydroxide

    Supporting ingredient

  6. Botanical extract

  7. Botanical extract

  8. 8 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  9. 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.

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