Milk Makeup Sunshine Skin Tint Clean SPF 30 Foundation
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Milk Makeup Sunshine Skin Tint is an SPF 30 tinted foundation using a chemical and mineral blend of homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate, octocrylene, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. It wears balanced and lightweight with a low white cast, though it may sting somewhat near the eyes. Protection is good for its SPF level, and a score of 70.0/100 makes it a solid light-coverage tint with everyday sun protection.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
78
- +12 Homosalate at #1, UV filter
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- +31.4 Titanium Dioxide at #4, UV filter (UVA1 +4.8)
- +38.9 Zinc Oxide at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +17.1)
- −25.7 UVB coverage saturated
- −3.8 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Health safety
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Homosalate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −10.5 Octocrylene at #3, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
67
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Fragrance
- −12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
92
- +100 Starting score
- −14 Zinc Oxide, 5.1% declared
- −7 Titanium Dioxide, 2.9% declared
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #45
- +23.1 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +1 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
- +0.6 Coated minerals (Alumina)
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Eye sting
Medium
52
- +100 Starting score
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Homosalate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −8 Fragrance
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Heavy feel
Low
80
- +100 Starting score
- −8 Zinc Oxide, 5.1% declared
- −10 Titanium Dioxide, 2.9% declared
- −2 Tribehenin at #26, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Olea Europaea Fruit Oil at #19, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Persea Gratissima Oil at #20, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
34
- +100 Starting score
- −36 4 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil)
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Oleate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #18, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
High
30
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #44, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −10 Titanium Dioxide at #4, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- ← 2 Zinc Oxide at #5, mild sebum absorbent
- → 1 Glycerin at #35, the anchor humectant
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Betaine)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 6 5 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, …)
- → 1 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica)
- → 7 5 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, …)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- ← 3 High mineral load at #4 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +2 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (45)
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 (Homosalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 12 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↓ 10.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide)
- ↑ 31.4 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 7 2.9% declared
- ↑ 10 2.9% declared
- ↑ 10 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- pills ← 3 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide)
- ↑ 38.9 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 14 5.1% declared
- ↑ 8 5.1% declared
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
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6 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing light emollient
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10 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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14 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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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22 Mandarin
Supporting ingredient
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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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26 Tribehenin
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 wax film
- ↑ 2 wax water lock
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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29 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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32 Alumina
Supporting ingredient
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33 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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35 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
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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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39 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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40 Betaine
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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43 Fragrance
Fragrance
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44 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Colorant or pigment
Does Milk Makeup Sunshine Skin Tint work under makeup?
It is itself a tinted foundation with a balanced, lightweight finish and a low white cast. It gives light coverage and SPF 30 protection in one step.
Does Milk Makeup Sunshine Skin Tint sting the eyes?
It may sting somewhat, as its eye-sting rating is medium. Those sensitive around the eyes may want to keep it clear of that area.
Is Milk Makeup Sunshine Skin Tint mineral or chemical?
It is a combination formula, pairing chemical filters homosalate, ethylhexyl salicylate and octocrylene with the mineral filters titanium dioxide and zinc oxide.