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Mustela Mineral Sunscreen Face & Body SPF 50

Mustela Mineral Sunscreen Face & Body SPF 50

71/100 overall score

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Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Moderate 43
  • +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
  • +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
How we rate uv protection β†’
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Health safety

High 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate health safety β†’
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Medium 41
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’55 Zinc Oxide, 24% declared
  • βˆ’15 Pure mineral formula (24% total declared)
  • +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
  • +4.4 Coated minerals (Triethoxycaprylylsilane)
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

Medium 60
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’40 Zinc Oxide, 24% declared
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

Low 76
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’24 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
How we rate fungal acne β†’
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Fabric stains

Low 85
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
How we rate fabric stains β†’
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Moisture

Hydrating
LightNourishing
  • ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
  • β†’ 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
  • β†’ 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #20, hyaluronic family
  • β†’ 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Balanced
MatteDewy

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

How we rate finish β†’
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Makeup base

Poor
PillsPrimer
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
  • ← 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
  • +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
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Full ingredient list (22)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. 1 Zinc Oxide

    Mineral UV filter (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 55 24% declared
    • ↑ 40 24% declared
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 5 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
  2. 2 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  3. 3 C15-19 Alkane

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  4. 4 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 β†’ nourishing the anchor humectant
  5. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
  6. 6 Ethyl Macadamiate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  7. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing light emollient
  8. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

    • ↑ 7 film former
  9. Supporting ingredient

  10. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  11. 11 Propanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  12. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  13. Supporting ingredient

  14. 14 1,2-Hexanediol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  15. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  16. 16 Magnesium Sulfate

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  17. 17 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  18. 18 Caprylhydroxamic Acid

    Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable

  19. 19 Tocopheryl Acetate

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  20. 20 Sodium Hyaluronate

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 2 β†’ nourishing hyaluronic family
  21. 21 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  22. 22 Malic Acid

    pH adjuster

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