Little Urchin Natural Tinted Sunscreen SPF 30
65/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
The Little Urchin Natural Tinted Sunscreen SPF 30 is a tinted pure mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide. The tint keeps white cast low, and it finishes dewy, though the high heavy-mask reading suggests it can feel heavy on skin. It is non-stinging and low for pore-clogging, but it rates poorly as a makeup base. With a 64.9/100 score and moderate protection, it is a middling pick best suited to those who want a mineral tint and do not plan to layer makeup over it.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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White cast
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 22% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (22% total declared)
- +49 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Fragrance
- +6 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
High
8
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 22% declared
- −12 Cera Alba at #7, wax film
- −12 Candelilla Wax at #6, wax film
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #5, butter/occlusive fat
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −50 3 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #8, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #2, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #17, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #15, the anchor humectant
- → 13 4 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, …)
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- ← 6 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 19 4 emollient lipids (Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 16 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +14 2 water-locking waxes
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
- ✨ Green tea
Full ingredient list (18)
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)
- ↑ 55 22% declared
- ↑ 40 22% 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Botanical extract
- 6 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 36 feeds malassezia
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4 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 6 sebum-absorbing powder
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 10 butter/occlusive fat
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 12 wax film
- ↑ 7 wax water lock
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Botanical extract
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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10 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
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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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15 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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18 Fragrance
Fragrance
Does the Little Urchin tinted sunscreen leave a white cast?
No, the tint keeps white cast low even though it is a pure mineral zinc oxide formula.
Does the Little Urchin Natural Tinted Sunscreen SPF 30 work under makeup?
Not really. It rates poorly as a makeup base and the high heavy-mask reading suggests it can feel heavy, so it is better worn on its own.
Is the Little Urchin Natural Tinted Sunscreen good?
It scores 64.9/100 with moderate protection. It is a middling pick best suited to those who want a mineral tint and a dewy finish without layering makeup over it.