MDSolarSciences Mineral Crème SPF 50 Sunscreen
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
MDSolarSciences Mineral Crème SPF 50 is a mineral-leaning sunscreen combining titanium dioxide with polysilicone-15. It applies with a balanced finish, low white cast and a lightweight feel that does not sting, and pore-clogging risk is low. It sits okay under makeup. Protection is rated weak and the score is 49.0/100, so despite a pleasant feel it is one of the weaker performers here and better treated as a light supplement than primary defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
29
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +11.4 Polysilicone-15 at #7, UV filter
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 2.1% declared
- +3.5 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
- +0.3 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +0.2 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
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Heavy feel
Low
90
- +100 Starting score
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 2.1% declared
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Fungal acne
Low
76
- +100 Starting score
- −24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Isostearate)
- +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 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 12 2 velvet elastomer fillers, blur and grip
- ← 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 C
- ✨ Green tea
- ✨ Vitamin E
Full ingredient list (17)
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)
- ↑ 7 2.1% declared
- ↑ 10 2.1% 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Polysilicone-15)
- ↑ 11.4 UV protection
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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13 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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17 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is the MDSolarSciences Mineral Crème SPF 50 Sunscreen?
It is mineral-leaning. It combines titanium dioxide with polysilicone-15, relying on a mineral UV blocker as its core filter.
Does the MDSolarSciences Mineral Crème SPF 50 Sunscreen leave a white cast?
White cast is low. It applies with a balanced finish and a lightweight feel, and it does not sting.
Is it good?
It scores 49.0/100, among the weaker results here. Its protection is rated weak, so despite a pleasant feel it is better treated as a light supplement than primary sun defense.