LARKLY SUNCARE Mineral Powder Sunscreen SPF 30
78/100 overall score
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Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
74
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −42 Zinc Oxide, 15% declared
- −50 Titanium Dioxide, 21% declared
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −15 Pure mineral formula (36% total declared)
- +17 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
- +50 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Heavy feel
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Zinc Oxide, 15% declared
- −30 Titanium Dioxide, 21% declared
- −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #13, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 6 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Kaolin, Tapioca Starch)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #21, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 6 Ceramide barrier lipids
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Kaolin, Tapioca Starch)
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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.
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.
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Ceramides
Full ingredient list (26)
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 50 21% declared
- ↑ 30 21% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 42 15% declared
- ↑ 30 15% declared
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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13 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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14 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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15 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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16 Kaolin
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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19 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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21 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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23 Resveratrol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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24 Sebacic Acid
Supporting ingredient
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25 Copolymer
Supporting ingredient
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder