Live Tinted Hueguard Skin Tint SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Broad Spectrum
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Live Tinted Hueguard Skin Tint SPF 50 is a tinted mineral sunscreen built on Zinc Oxide. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and rates low for white cast, which the tint helps with. Breakout-trigger is low and it works okay under or in place of makeup. Scoring 75.7/100 with moderate protection, it is a comfortable everyday mineral tint with a light feel.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- β14 Zinc Oxide, 9.5% declared
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #33
- β8 Pure mineral formula (9.5% total declared)
- +16.8 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.5 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Heavy feel
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Zinc Oxide, 9.5% declared
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Fungal acne
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- β18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- β27 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isoamyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #20, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Silylate)
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 Glycerin at #16, the anchor humectant
- β 2 Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate at #19, hyaluronic family
- β 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Silica Silylate)
- β 3 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- β 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 βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Allantoin
- β¨ Vitamin C
- β¨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (37)
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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 14 9.5% declared
- β 8 9.5% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Supporting ingredient
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 β nourishing light emollient
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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12 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 β nourishing hyaluronic family
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20 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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29 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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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Colorant or pigment
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34 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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35 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Botanical extract
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37 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does Live Tinted Hueguard Skin Tint SPF 50 leave a white cast?
It is rated low for white cast, helped by the tint that matches it to skin tone. It has a balanced, lightweight finish.
Is the Live Tinted Hueguard Skin Tint SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Broad Spectrum mineral or chemical?
It is a mineral sunscreen. Protection comes entirely from Zinc Oxide, with no chemical UV filters.
Is it good for acne-prone skin?
It rates low for breakout-trigger, so it is generally friendly for acne-prone skin. The lightweight feel and tint also let it stand in for light makeup.