Prana Spaceuticals Natural Defense SPF 25
49/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Prana Spaceuticals Natural Defense SPF 25 is a pure mineral sunscreen based on titanium dioxide alone. It has a balanced finish, a lightweight feel, and a moderate, medium white cast, and is low-sting and low pore-clogging. It is a poor base for makeup and its protection is rated weak. With a score of 49.0/100 it sits at the bottom of this group and is best treated as light, casual cover rather than primary sun defense.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Weak
20
- +33 Titanium Dioxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
- ×0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
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White cast
Medium
35
- +100 Starting score
- −50 Titanium Dioxide at #1
- −15 Pure mineral formula
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Fungal acne
Medium
58
- +100 Starting score
- −18 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Linoleic Acid)
- −24 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Titanium Dioxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- → 2 Hyaluronic Acid at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 3 3 strong humectants (Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Beta-Glucan)
- → 4 1 emollient lipids (Oryza Sativa Bran Oil)
- → 2 Light emollient/solvent (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- ← 2 Occlusives/waxes float the foundation
- ← 15 High mineral load at #1 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
- ✨ Green tea
- ✨ Vitamin E
- ✨ Panthenol (B5)
Full ingredient list (24)
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 (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
- pills ← 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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2 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 2 → nourishing light emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
- 4 → nourishing emollient lipid
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
- ↑ 24 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- ↑ 18 feeds malassezia
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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13 Panthenol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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17 Sodium PCA
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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18 Bisabolol
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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19 Allantoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
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Botanical extract
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21 Beta-Glucan
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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Botanical extract
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23 Riboflavin
Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
Does Prana Spaceuticals Natural Defense SPF 25 leave a white cast?
It can leave a moderate, medium white cast. As a titanium dioxide mineral formula, some ghosting is common, so blend it in well.
Is Prana Natural Defense mineral or chemical?
It is pure mineral, with titanium dioxide as the only UV filter.
Is Prana Spaceuticals Natural Defense SPF 25 any good?
Its protection is rated weak and it scores 49.0/100, the lowest in this group. It is gentle and lightweight, but it is best treated as light, casual cover rather than primary sun protection.