Nine2Five Face The Day - 3 In 1 - SPF 30 Antioxidant Daily Moisturizer
70/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
The Nine2Five Face The Day 3-in-1 is an SPF 30 antioxidant daily moisturizer built on Zinc Oxide, making it a pure mineral sunscreen. It has a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and keeps a medium white cast that is typical of zinc-based formulas. The formula is generally low-sting and low on pore-clogging, but it is not a strong makeup base. With moderate protection and a score of 69.9/100, it reads as a reasonable everyday moisturizer-plus-SPF rather than a high-protection sunscreen.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
42
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #3, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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White cast
Medium
37
- +100 Starting score
- −55 Zinc Oxide at #3
- −15 Pure mineral formula
- +7 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Fungal acne
Low
84
- +100 Starting score
- −14 1 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
- +0 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil at #27, jojoba wax ester, fungal-acne exception (not penalized)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Zinc Oxide at #3, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 5 Zinc Oxide at #3, mild sebum absorbent
- → 10 Glycerin at #4, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #19, hyaluronic family
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 2 2 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Behenyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- → 5 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- → 1 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
- ← 15 High mineral load at #3 greys under foundation
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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.
- ✨ Aloe vera
- ✨ Niacinamide
- ✨ Centella asiatica
Full ingredient list (28)
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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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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2 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 ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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4 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 3 → dewy emollient lipid
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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10 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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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
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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pH adjuster
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17 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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18 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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25 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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26 Ferulic Acid
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Botanical extract
Is the Nine2Five Face The Day SPF 30 mineral or chemical?
It is a pure mineral sunscreen. The only UV filter is Zinc Oxide, with no chemical filters, so it suits people who prefer mineral-only formulas.
Does the Nine2Five Face The Day - 3 In 1 - SPF 30 Antioxidant Daily Moisturizer leave a white cast?
It carries a medium white cast, which is common for zinc-based mineral sunscreens. That is generally manageable on lighter skin but more noticeable on deeper tones.
Is it a good sunscreen?
It scores 69.9/100 with moderate SPF 30 protection. It works as a lightweight, low-sting daily moisturizer with SPF, but it is not a strong makeup base and protection is moderate rather than high.