MooGoo Natural Tinted SPF 40 Face Cream
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
MooGoo Natural Tinted SPF 40 Face Cream is a pure mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide as its only filter, with a tint to help offset cast. It wears with a balanced finish and keeps visible white cast low thanks to the tint, though as a mineral cream it feels a touch heavier on the skin. It does not sting and is generally low on breakout risk, making it gentle for sensitive skin. With moderate protection and a 71.7/100 score, it is a reasonable tinted mineral pick.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 40)
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White cast
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +49 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +2.1 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Medium
54
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −6 Copernicia Cerifera Wax at #12, wax film
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Comedogenic
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −1 Oleic Acid at #16, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Oleic Acid)
- −30 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Sorbitan Olivate)
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
- −28 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- −10 2 different Malassezia-feeding families high in the list
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #4, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
- +4 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #9, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #6, the anchor humectant
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 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
- +4 1 water-locking waxes
Full ingredient list (19)
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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 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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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Botanical extract
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 30 feeds malassezia
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6 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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7 Lecithin
Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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9 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- ↑ 6 wax film
- ↑ 4 wax water lock
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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16 Oleic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
- ↑ 12 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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19 Tropolone
Supporting ingredient
Does MooGoo Natural Tinted SPF 40 leave a white cast?
Visible white cast is kept low because the cream is tinted, even though it is a mineral formula. The tint helps offset the cast that pure zinc oxide can otherwise leave.
Is the MooGoo Natural Tinted SPF 40 Face Cream mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, using zinc oxide as its only UV filter. That makes it a gentle choice for sensitive skin.
Is MooGoo Natural Tinted SPF 40 good?
It scores 71.7/100 with moderate protection. It does not sting and is low on breakout risk, making it a reasonable tinted mineral pick, though it feels slightly heavier than chemical creams.