Menaji Power Hydrator Plus Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 30 + Tinted Moisturiser
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Menaji Power Hydrator Plus SPF 30 is a tinted moisturizer that blends the older filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate with zinc oxide. It applies with a balanced finish, low white cast, and a lightweight feel, does not sting, and is low on the pore-clogging scale. Protection is rated good for daily wear. With a score of 73.3, it is a capable tinted everyday option that works okay under makeup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
60
- +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
High
64
- +100 Starting score
- −36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
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White cast
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Zinc Oxide, 7% declared
- +9.8 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
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Heavy feel
Low
79
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 7% declared
- −6 Cera Alba at #10, wax film
- −2 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #19, wax film
- −5 Stearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Tristearate)
- −50 6 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Dilaurate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #30, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #5, the anchor humectant
- → 1.5 2 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate)
- ← 3 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- → 1 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- ← 0.5 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Polyacrylamide)
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
- +6 2 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (32)
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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Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 18 UV protection
- ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 14 7% declared
- ↑ 8 7% 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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3 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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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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5 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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10 Cera Alba
Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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11 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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18 PEG-20
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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20 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- ↑ 3 film former
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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24 Steareth-100
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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25 Laureth-7
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- light ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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30 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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31 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
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32 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
What SPF is Menaji Power Hydrator Plus?
It is SPF 30 with a protection rating of good, suited to daily wear as a tinted moisturizer.
Is the Menaji Power Hydrator Plus Broad Spectrum Sunscreen SPF 30 + Tinted Moisturiser mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, blending the older filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate with zinc oxide.
Is Menaji Power Hydrator Plus a good sunscreen?
It scores 73.3 out of 100. With low white cast, a lightweight balanced finish, and no stinging, it is a capable tinted everyday option that works okay under makeup.