Motives by Loren Ridinger Motives® Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation with SPF 15
81/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Motives by Loren Ridinger Motives Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation with SPF 15 is a mineral foundation with built-in sun protection from Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide. It has a matte finish with no noticeable white cast on application, though it feels moderately heavy as a coverage product, and it works well as a makeup base while being low risk for clogging pores. With an 81.0/100 score, it offers good protection for a cosmetic, but SPF 15 means it is best paired with a dedicated sunscreen for real sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
73
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- −1 UVA2 coverage saturated
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White cast
Low
75
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #1
- −10 Zinc Oxide + Titanium Dioxide together
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #36
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +32 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
- +70 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +4.5 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Methicone)
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Heavy feel
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −30 Titanium Dioxide at #1
- −10 Both minerals in the top 3, dual mineral paste
- +20 Volatile silicone at #3, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
81
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
40
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #37, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- −5 Both minerals present, heavier deposit
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Nylon-12)
- ← 8 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #29, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Matte
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Nylon-12)
- ← 7 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Octyldodecyl Neopentanoate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 9 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 8 1 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 E
- ✨ Vitamin C
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 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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Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light ← 8 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte ← 7 volatile carrier, flashes off
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Supporting ingredient
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11 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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12 Dimethicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths 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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15 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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18 Phytantriol
Supporting ingredient
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19 Nylon-12
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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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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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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26 Lysine
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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27 Methicone
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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35 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Colorant or pigment
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37 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
Is Motives Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation a sunscreen?
It is a mineral foundation with built-in SPF 15 from Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide. It offers good protection for a cosmetic, but SPF 15 means it is best paired with a dedicated sunscreen for real sun exposure.
Does the Motives by Loren Ridinger Motives® Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation with SPF 15 work as a makeup base?
Yes, it is itself a foundation and is rated good as a makeup base, with a matte finish and low pore-clogging risk.
Does the Motives by Loren Ridinger Motives® Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation with SPF 15 leave a white cast?
No, it is rated low for white cast on application, since the pigments are matched to skin as a foundation. It scores 81.0/100 overall.