Mineral Fusion SPF 16 Brightening Eye Cream
67/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Mineral Fusion SPF 16 Brightening Eye Cream is a pure mineral formula using zinc oxide, aimed at the delicate eye area rather than full-face sun cover. The dewy finish and low white cast suit dry skin, though the texture feels somewhat heavier and it is a poor base under makeup. At SPF 16 the protection is only moderate, which fits an eye-treatment role more than primary sunscreen, landing it at 67.1/100. Best used as a brightening eye cream with light incidental sun benefit, not as your main SPF.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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Allergens
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Essential oils (Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil)
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White cast
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −28 Zinc Oxide, 10.5% declared
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #36
- −8 Pure mineral formula (10.5% total declared)
- +19 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Heavy feel
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Zinc Oxide, 10.5% declared
- −10 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #5, butter/occlusive fat
- −6 Coconut Oil at #4, heavy oil
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
- −18 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (strong)
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Comedogenic
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- −18 Coconut Oil at #4, comedogenic oil/butter
- −4 Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil at #11, moderate comedogenic signal
- −1 Avocado Butter at #14, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
38
- +100 Starting score
- −48 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Stearate)
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #37, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Nourishing
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #30, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Panthenol)
- → 8 2 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- → 12 2 emollient lipids (Coconut Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 8 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 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 →Full ingredient list (37)
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)
- ↑ 28 10.5% declared
- ↑ 18 10.5% 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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Solvent base, the water phase
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 6 heavy oil
- ↑ 18 comedogenic oil/butter
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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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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Botanical extract
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 4 moderate comedogenic signal
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Botanical extract
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13 Ho Leaf Oil
Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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28 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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31 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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32 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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33 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Colorant or pigment
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37 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Mineral Fusion SPF 16 Brightening Eye Cream mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, using zinc oxide as its only UV filter. That makes it a gentle option for the delicate eye area for those who prefer mineral sunscreens.
What SPF is the Mineral Fusion SPF 16 Brightening Eye Cream and is that enough sun protection?
It is SPF 16, which gives only moderate protection. It is designed as a brightening eye cream with light sun benefit, so it generally is not enough as your main facial sunscreen.
Does it work under makeup?
Not really. Its base under makeup is rated poor and the finish is dewy with a somewhat heavier feel, so it is better worn on its own as an eye treatment.