Perricone MD Face Finishing & Firming Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Perricone MD Face Finishing & Firming Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 is a mineral product relying on titanium dioxide alone. The tinted base keeps a balanced finish, stays lightweight, and shows low white cast, while it does not sting and breakout risk is low. It sits okay under makeup, though a single mineral filter at SPF 30 limits broad-spectrum strength. With weak protection and a 49.0/100 score, it works best as a cosmetic step rather than dedicated sun cover.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
21
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- Γ0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Allergens
Low
63
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β19 5 declared fragrance allergens; EU-banned: Butylphenyl Methylpropional
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White cast
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Titanium Dioxide, 4.2% declared
- β2 Titanium Dioxide as pigment (CI 77891) at #17
- β3 Pure mineral formula (4.2% total declared)
- +8.4 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
- +0.3 Coated minerals (Aluminum Hydroxide)
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Eye sting
Low
97
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Fragrance
- β6 3 declared fragrance allergens
- +10.5 Mineral filter system, low-sting filters
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Heavy feel
Low
93
- +100 Starting score
- β10 Titanium Dioxide, 4.2% declared
- +2.5 Volatile silicone at #4, flashes off
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- β12 1 polysorbate/sorbitan emulsifiers that feed Malassezia (Polysorbate 60)
- β9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Hydrogenated Lecithin)
- β2 1 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
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Fabric stains
Medium
45
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Iron-oxide pigments at #14, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
- β15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- β 1.5 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- β 6 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 16 Glycerin at #3, the anchor humectant
- β 1 Humectant polyols
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 1 1 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica Dimethyl Silylate)
- β 5 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- β 8 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 2 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer)
- β 7 Humectant syrup tackiness
- β 7.5 High mineral load at #1 greys under foundation (tinted)
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +7 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (38)
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 7 4.2% declared
- β 10 4.2% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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3 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 16 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 5 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 4 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing humectant polyol
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 7 film former
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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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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Supporting ingredient
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13 Stearic Acid
Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 2 minor malassezia feeder
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14 Iron Oxides
Colorant or pigment
- β 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)
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Filter booster, photostabilizes the UV filters or lifts their SPF
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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Colorant or pigment
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Volatile hydrocarbon, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 1 volatile carrier, flashes off
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19 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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20 Mica
Colorant or pigment
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish
- light β 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
- matte β 1 sebum-absorbing powder
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24 Polyester-1
Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 12 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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30 Fragrance
Fragrance
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31 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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33 Citronellol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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35 Geraniol
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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36 Astaxanthin
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Perricone MD Tinted Moisturizer good as a sunscreen?
Protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0/100, so it works best as a cosmetic step rather than dedicated sun cover. Pair it with a stronger sunscreen for real exposure.
Does the Perricone MD Face Finishing & Firming Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 leave a white cast?
No, white cast is rated low. The tint helps it blend, and it stays lightweight with a balanced finish.
Is it mineral or chemical?
It is mineral, relying on titanium dioxide alone as its UV filter.