REPLENIX Sheer Physical Sunscreen Cream Spf
72/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
REPLENIX Sheer Physical Sunscreen Cream is a mineral formula built on zinc oxide, a single physical UV filter that commonly suits sensitive skin. It keeps a balanced finish with low white cast for a mineral product, stays lightweight, and is generally non-stinging and low on the pore-clogging scale. Sun protection lands in the moderate range, so it reads as everyday cover rather than a high-output beach option. With a score of 71.6, it is a reasonable sheer mineral pick, though it works better on its own than as a base under makeup.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Moderate
41
- +41 Zinc Oxide at #1, UV filter (UVA1 +18)
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Health safety
High
93
- +100 Starting score
- β7 Retinyl Palmitate at #23, disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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White cast
Low
68
- +100 Starting score
- β28 Zinc Oxide, 13.8% declared
- β8 Pure mineral formula (13.8% total declared)
- +3.6 PHSA dispersant, fights agglomeration
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Heavy feel
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Zinc Oxide, 13.8% declared
- β5 Cetearyl Alcohol at #7, rich gel-network thickener
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Fungal acne
Low
77
- +100 Starting score
- β23 2 long-chain (C12+) esters that feed Malassezia (Glyceryl Isostearate, Ceteth-10 Phosphate)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- β15 Zinc Oxide at #1, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
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Moisture
Balanced
LightNourishing
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
- β 5 Zinc Oxide at #1, mild sebum absorbent
- β 1 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 2 Volatile carriers flash off, leaving a dry finish
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Makeup base
Poor
PillsPrimer
- β 2 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 10 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Acrylates Crosspolymer-4)
- β 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 βSkincare extras
Beneficial actives this formula contains. Informational only, not part of the rating: their effect depends on a concentration the label does not disclose.
- β¨ Vitamin C
Full ingredient list (27)
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 (Zinc Oxide), high in the list, a primary filter
- β 41 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 28 13.8% declared
- β 18 13.8% declared
- β 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
- light β 5 mild sebum absorbent
- pills β 15 High mineral load greys under foundation
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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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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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5 Biotin
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- β 5 rich gel-network thickener
- 1 β nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- β 14 feeds malassezia
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Volatile silicone, flashes off for a light finish
- light β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
- matte β 2 volatile carrier, flashes off
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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Botanical extract
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 9 feeds malassezia
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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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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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21 Hydroxide K
pH adjuster
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22 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- β 7 disputed vitamin-A sunlight signal, under review
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24 Resveratrol
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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26 Ubiquinone
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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27 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
Does REPLENIX Sheer Physical Sunscreen leave a white cast?
White cast is generally low for this one. It is a mineral formula built on zinc oxide, and despite being physical it is rated low on the ghost-mode scale, so it tends to apply sheer rather than chalky.
Is the REPLENIX Sheer Physical Sunscreen Cream Spf mineral or chemical?
It is fully mineral. The only UV filter is zinc oxide, a physical filter that commonly suits sensitive skin and avoids chemical absorbers entirely.
Is REPLENIX Sheer Physical a good sunscreen?
It scores 71.6 out of 100, a reasonable result. Protection is in the moderate range, so it reads as everyday cover rather than a high-output beach sunscreen, and it works better on its own than as a makeup base.