Origins VitaZing™ SPF15 Energy-Boosting Tinted Moisturizer with Mangosteen
66/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Origins VitaZing SPF 15 is an energy-boosting tinted moisturizer that pairs light coverage with chemical UV filters (Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene). It wears lightweight with a balanced finish and low white cast, and as a tint it sits well under or in place of makeup. Pore-clogging risk is rated low, though it can sting moderately around the eyes. With only SPF 15 and moderate protection, it scores 65.9/100: fine for a low-sun day, but light on defense for deliberate sun exposure.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
49
- +30 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +16)
- +8 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #2, UV filter
- +16 Octocrylene at #3, UV filter
- ×0.9 Limited long-UVA1 coverage
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Health safety
High
67
- +100 Starting score
- −30 Octocrylene at #3 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- −3.5 Avobenzone at #1, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
88
- +100 Starting score
- −1 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −8 Essential oils (Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, …)
- −3 Photoallergen-tail UV filters (Octocrylene)
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White cast
Low
99
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #56
- +1.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
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Eye sting
Medium
38
- +100 Starting score
- −24 Avobenzone at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −22 Octocrylene at #3, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −9 Octisalate at #2, migrates into eyes with sweat
- −2 1 declared fragrance allergens
- −5 Cooling agents (Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil)
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Heavy feel
Low
96
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit at #30, butter/occlusive fat
- −2 Mangifera Indica Seed Butter at #29, butter/occlusive fat
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Comedogenic
Low
98
- +100 Starting score
- −2 Isopropyl Myristate at #37, heavy comedogenic ester
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Fungal acne
High
36
- +100 Starting score
- −12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −18 2 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter)
- −32 3 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Isopropyl Myristate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate)
- −2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
High
0
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Avobenzone at #1, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
- −15 Octocrylene at #3, co-stains alongside avobenzone
- −10 Avobenzone + Octocrylene, the classic staining pair
- −40 Iron-oxide pigments at #55, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- +15 Penalties exceed the scale, floored at 0
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- ← 3 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Polymethyl Methacrylate)
- → 1 Glycerin at #35, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #46, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Trehalose)
- → 1 Humectant polyols
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 2 2 sebum-absorbing powders (Polymethyl Methacrylate, Silica)
- → 3 3 emollient lipids (Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit, Squalane)
- → 1 1 slippy emollient esters (Isopropyl Myristate)
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Makeup base
Good
PillsPrimer
- → 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- → 3 1 soft-focus powders in moderation
- ← 1 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer)
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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 (56)
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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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 30 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↓ 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- ↑ 24 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 50 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 8 UV protection
- ↑ 9 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octocrylene), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 16 UV protection
- ↑ 22 migrates into eyes with sweat
- ↑ 15 co-stains alongside avobenzone
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4 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant polyol
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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21 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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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
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
- ↑ 2 butter/occlusive fat
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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31 Caffeine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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35 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 heavy comedogenic ester
- 1 → dewy slippy emollient ester
- ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
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38 Trehalose
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
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41 Squalane
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 1 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 1 → dewy emollient lipid
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Supporting ingredient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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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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49 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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50 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
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51 Silica
Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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54 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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55 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Colorant or pigment
Is the Origins VitaZing™ SPF15 Energy-Boosting Tinted Moisturizer with Mangosteen mineral or chemical?
It is a chemical sunscreen. The tinted moisturizer uses Avobenzone, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, and Octocrylene, which are older-school organic UV filters rather than mineral Zinc Oxide or Titanium Dioxide.
Does the Origins VitaZing™ SPF15 Energy-Boosting Tinted Moisturizer with Mangosteen leave a white cast?
White cast is rated low. As a tinted moisturizer it blends into the skin and generally avoids the chalky look that some sunscreens leave.
Is it good for oily or acne-prone skin?
Pore-clogging risk is rated low, which is favorable for breakout-prone skin. The finish is balanced rather than mattifying, so very oily skin may prefer something more matte. Note it can sting moderately around the eyes.