Natio Mineral Tinted Moisturiser SPF 50+
73/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Natio Mineral Tinted Moisturiser SPF 50+ is a pure mineral sunscreen using zinc oxide, with a tint that helps keep white cast low. It wears with a balanced finish, does not commonly sting and has a low pore-clogging profile, though it feels somewhat heavier on skin than the lightest formulas. At 72.7/100 with moderate protection it is a reasonable tinted mineral option, generally suited to those who prefer a physical filter.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
43
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +2 Label claims (SPF 50)
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White cast
Low
78
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #2
- −5 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #7
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +52.5 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Fungal acne
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- −38 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate)
- −5 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Cetearyl Glucoside), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #18, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
- → 4 Glycerin at #8, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 3 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Coco-Caprylate/Caprate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 3 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 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 (20)
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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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Colorant or pigment
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8 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 4 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 5 minor malassezia feeder
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Supporting ingredient
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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16 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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18 Ci 77492
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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19 Ci 77491
Colorant or pigment
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20 Ci 77499
Colorant or pigment
Does Natio Mineral Tinted Moisturiser SPF 50+ leave a white cast?
It is rated low for white cast, helped by the tint that offsets the residue zinc oxide can leave. It wears with a balanced finish.
Is the Natio Mineral Tinted Moisturiser SPF 50+ mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen, using zinc oxide as its only filter.
Is it any good?
It scores 72.7/100 with moderate protection, making it a reasonable tinted mineral option. It feels somewhat heavier than the lightest formulas but does not commonly sting.