Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Light Revealer Natural Skin Illuminator Broad Spectrum SPF 25
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Light Revealer is a tinted broad spectrum SPF 25 using an older-school chemical blend of Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene. It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast helped by the tint, and it is low on pore-clogging triggers. The filters can sometimes sting, so care near the eyes is generally advised. Protection is rated good and the score is 67.1/100, a polished tinted day option with light sun coverage.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
59
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +12 Homosalate at #2, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #3, UV filter
- +15.2 Octocrylene at #4, UV filter
- Γ0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
Medium
46
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #2 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β10.5 Octocrylene at #4, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #34
- +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Homosalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β9 Octisalate at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Fungal acne
Medium
72
- +100 Starting score
- β28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate)
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- β50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- β15 Octocrylene at #4, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- β10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #32, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +15 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 4 Glycerin at #12, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Saccharide Isomerate)
- β 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- β 1 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer)
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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 (34)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 12 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 8 UV protection
- β 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene)
- β 15.2 UV protection
- β 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 15 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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5 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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12 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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14 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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18 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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23 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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pH adjuster
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29 Tin Oxide
Colorant or pigment
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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32 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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33 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
Does Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low on white cast, helped by the tint, and wears lightweight with a balanced finish. It is low on pore-clogging triggers.
Is the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer Light Revealer Natural Skin Illuminator Broad Spectrum SPF 25 mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen using older-school filters Avobenzone, Homosalate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene.
What SPF is it and is it good?
It is broad spectrum SPF 25 with protection rated good and a score of 67.1/100, a polished tinted day option for light sun coverage.