Lion Pose Ghost-buster 100% Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42 With Super Zinc For No White Cast
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Lion Pose Ghost-buster 100% Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42 is a pure mineral formula using zinc oxide as its single filter, designed to avoid the usual white cast. It wears with a balanced, lightweight finish, leaves no visible white cast, and is generally gentle enough not to sting, which makes it friendly for sensitive skin. It is generally low risk for clogging pores and sits okay under makeup. With a score of 72/100 and moderate protection, it is a good white-cast-free mineral choice.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 42)
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White cast
Low
74
- +100 Starting score
- −42 Zinc Oxide, 15% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (15% total declared)
- +28.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +2.8 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Low
64
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Zinc Oxide, 15% declared
- −1 Coconut Oil at #20, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #5, rich gel-network thickener
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Coconut Oil at #20, comedogenic oil/butter
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Fungal acne
Medium
53
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Lecithin)
- −27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Glyceryl Oleate Citrate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #19, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #39, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −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 (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 6 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 8 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coconut Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 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 →Full ingredient list (39)
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)
- ↑ 42 15% declared
- ↑ 30 15% declared
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- ↑ 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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7 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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10 Propanediol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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20 Coconut Oil
Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 heavy oil
- ↑ 2 comedogenic oil/butter
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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22 Glutathione
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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23 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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31 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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32 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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34 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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35 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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39 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Does Lion Pose Ghost-buster Mineral Sunscreen leave a white cast?
No, despite being 100% mineral with zinc oxide, it is formulated to leave no visible white cast and dries to a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is the Lion Pose Ghost-buster 100% Mineral Sunscreen SPF 42 With Super Zinc For No White Cast mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide as its only UV filter, with no chemical filters.
Is it good for sensitive or acne-prone skin?
As a zinc-only formula it is generally gentle and does not commonly sting, and it is low risk for clogging pores, so it is commonly suitable for sensitive skin.