Mustela SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Stick
65/100 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)
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White cast
Medium
43
- +100 Starting score
- β42 Zinc Oxide, 19.7% declared
- β15 Pure mineral formula (19.7% total declared)
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Heavy feel
High
26
- +100 Starting score
- β30 Zinc Oxide, 19.7% declared
- β12 Cera Alba at #7, wax film
- β5 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #10, butter/occlusive fat
- β5 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #8, butter/occlusive fat
- β10 Mineral suspended in a dense emollient base (basic)
- β12 Stick/balm format with a wax skeleton
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Comedogenic
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter at #8, comedogenic oil/butter
- β15 Persea Gratissima Oil at #3, moderate comedogenic signal
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Fungal acne
Medium
50
- +100 Starting score
- β50 5 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit)
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #6, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 14 6 emollient lipids (Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, β¦)
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Finish
Dewy
MatteDewy
- β 20 6 emollient lipids (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, β¦)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- β 18 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- β 15 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 water-locking waxes
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.
- β¨ Vitamin E
- β¨ Bisabolol
Full ingredient list (20)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β 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
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 42 19.7% declared
- β 30 19.7% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 6 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 36 feeds malassezia
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Plant oil, an emollient
- β 15 moderate comedogenic signal
- 6 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 9 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 36 feeds malassezia
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Botanical extract
- 4 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 β dewy emollient lipid
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Occlusive, seals moisture into the skin
- β 12 wax film
- β 7 wax water lock
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Botanical extract
- β 5 butter/occlusive fat
- β 7 comedogenic oil/butter
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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9 Oryzanol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- β 5 butter/occlusive fat
- 2 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 3 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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11 Tocopherol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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13 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
- 1 β nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 β dewy emollient lipid
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Botanical extract