Naked Sundays 100% Mineral Primer Sunscreen SPF 50+ Lotion With Collagen
71/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Naked Sundays 100% Mineral Primer Sunscreen SPF 50+ is a pure mineral primer-sunscreen using zinc oxide as its only UV filter. It has a balanced finish with low white cast, though it sits on the medium side for weight. The formula is low for pore-clogging and an okay base under makeup, in line with its primer role. Protection is rated moderate and the overall score is decent, making it a usable two-in-one for everyday wear.
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
Low
65
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide, 22.5% declared
- −15 Pure mineral formula (22.5% total declared)
- +35 Iron-oxide undertone, partial masking
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Heavy feel
Medium
55
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Zinc Oxide, 22.5% declared
- −5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #4, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Medium
72
- +100 Starting score
- −18 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- −10 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride at #3, a safe base that does not feed Malassezia
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #12, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #10, the anchor humectant
- → 4 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 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 (22)
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)
- ↑ 55 22.5% declared
- ↑ 40 22.5% 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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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 4 → nourishing light emollient
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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
- ↑ 10 minor malassezia feeder
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Supporting ingredient
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10 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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12 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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17 Proline
Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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18 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Protein, peptide or amino acid, conditions and hydrates skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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22 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does Naked Sundays 100% Mineral Primer Sunscreen SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low, so it generally wears fairly sheer for a zinc oxide mineral formula, with a balanced finish.
Does the Naked Sundays 100% Mineral Primer Sunscreen SPF 50+ Lotion With Collagen work under makeup?
It is built as a primer-sunscreen and is rated an okay makeup base, so it is generally fine to wear under foundation, with a medium weight on skin.
Is it mineral and is it good?
It is pure mineral, using zinc oxide only. Protection is rated moderate and the overall score is decent for everyday use.